Quality and Legitimacy of Global Governance

Case Lessons from Forestry
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-349-31849-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 273 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 371 g

Reihe: International Political Economy Series

As the international community struggles with major issues such as deforestation, it is increasingly turning to sustainable development and market-based mechanisms to tackle environmental problems. Focusing on forestry, this book investigates the legitimacy of global forums and evaluates the quality of global governance in the current era.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cadman, T.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Governance and Forest Management Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) ISO, TC207 and the 14000 Series Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC) United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) Comparative Analysis Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

TIM CADMAN Sustainable Business Fellow in the School of Accounting, Economic and Finance of the Faculty of Business at the University of Southern Queensland in Toowoomba, Australia. He is Research Fellow of the Earth Systems Governance network and a member of the Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development. He specialises in environmental-social governance, environmental politics and policy, climate change and sustainable forest management.