Global environmental forest policies : an international comparison / / onstance L. McDermott, Benjamin Cashore and Peter Kanowski

• Autore: McDermott Constance
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (393 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.75
• Soggetto topico: Forest policy - Environmental aspects; Forest management - Environmental aspects; Forests and forestry - Environmental aspects; Global environmental change
• Altri autori: CashoreBenjamin William <1964-> KanowskiPeter
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Global EnvironmentalForest Policies; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Part I: Setting the Scene; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Selection and Global Context of the Case Study Countries; Part II: Regional Analyses; Chapter 3. Canada and the United States; Chapter 4. Western Europe: Finland, Germany, Portugal and Sweden; Chapter 5. Asia: China, India, Indonesia and Japan; Chapter 6. Central and Eastern Europe: Latvia, Poland and the Russian Federation; Chapter 7. Latin America: Brazil, Chile and Mexico ; Chapter 8. Oceania: Australia and New ZealandChapter 9. Africa: The Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa; Part III: Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 10. Summary of Findings; Chapter 11. Three Puzzles, a Conundrum and a Question: Towards a Dynamic and Problem-Focused Policy Research Agenda; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Market globalization and the globalization of environmental concerns have spurred demand for greater international accountability for forest stewardship. In response, a range of multi-lateral governmental and non-governmental initiatives have emerged to redefine the rules of global trade, and demand verification of the legality and/or sustainability of forest products originating from within and outside national boundaries. At the same time there is a lack of transparency and shared understanding about the environmental forest policies that already exist within the world's leading f
• Titolo autorizzato: Global environmental forest policies
• ISBN: 1-136-54264-7; 1-136-54265-5; 1-282-61738-9; 9786612617386; 1-84977-492-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792598603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Earthscan forest library.