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Competing For Legitimacy: The Development And Evolution Of Forest Certification In Finland, Keith Wellington Mars
Competing For Legitimacy: The Development And Evolution Of Forest Certification In Finland, Keith Wellington Mars
Masters Theses
Forest certification in Finland has developed and evolved in favor of the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC) and not the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The Finnish Forest Certification System (FFCS as endorsed by PEFC) certification of forests in Finland has been achieved at an unprecedented rate and scale. This event, both in process and outcome, was highly contentious and politicized. Finland represents a microcosm of the current issues in forest certification and is ripe for study. However, few attempts have been made to explain why and how forest certification develops and evolves. This thesis sheds light …