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| Author: | Kiker, C. Putz, F. |
| Title: | Ecological certification of forest products: economic challenges |
| Journal: | Ecological Economics
1997 : JAN, VOL. 20:1, p. 37-52 |
| Index terms: | ECOLOGY ECONOMICS FOREST PRODUCTS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | With increasing rates of forest depletion worldwide, increasingly the question is being asked: can markets play a role in mitigating the deleterious environmental and social impacts of forestry activities? The Forest Stewardship Council and others have proposed systems of "ecological certification", where otherwise very similar products are viewed by consumers as different products because additional information on the products' history is provided. The "certification" assures the consumer that the products have been produced with practices that meet fundamental ecological and social standards. |
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