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Setting the Standard

Certification, Governance, and the Forest Stewardship Council

by (author) Christopher Tollefson, Fred Gale & David Haley

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
May 2009
Category
Natural Resources, International, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Forests & Rainforests, Forestry, Environmental
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774858502
    Publish Date
    May 2009
    List Price
    $99.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774814386
    Publish Date
    Jul 2009
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774814379
    Publish Date
    Oct 2008
    List Price
    $95.00

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Description

Setting the Standard chronicles the emergence and implications of an ambitious experiment in civil-society-led global governance: the Forest Stewardship Council. Drawing on a pioneering case study of this negotiation process, this book explores the challenges associated with implementing the FSC's global vision on the ground. Indeed, the establishment of an FSC standard for British Columbia was achieved only after difficult and protracted negotiations at the regional, national, and global levels. This important work also undertakes a detailed comparative analysis of FSC standards and standard-setting processes elsewhere and grapples with the broader implications for global governance and regulatory theory.

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Contributor Notes

Chris Tollefson is a professor of law at the University of Victoria. Fred Gale is a senior lecturer in the School of Government at the University of Tasmania. David Haley is a professor emeritus of the Department of Forest Resources Management at the University of British Columbia.

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