Private or self-regulation? A comparative study of forest certification choices in Canada, the United States and Germany
@article{Cashore2005PrivateOS, title={Private or self-regulation? A comparative study of forest certification choices in Canada, the United States and Germany}, author={B. Cashore and G. V. Kooten and I. Vertinsky and Graeme Auld and Julia Affolderbach}, journal={Forest Policy and Economics}, year={2005}, volume={7}, pages={53-69} }
Forest certification is perhaps the best example of a voluntary governance structure for addressing environmental spillovers. Competing forest certification schemes have evolved. At the global level, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 certification and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification focus on environmental processes and sustainable management of forestland, respectively. Regional/domestic schemes have been started by industry and/or landowners to… Expand
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