The effect of expertise on the quality of forest standards implementation: The case of FSC forest certification in Russia

O. Maletz, M.S. Tysiachniouk

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Abstract

The central question of the paper is how differences in expertise affect the implementation of voluntary environmental standards in the forestry sector. Specifically we analyze the experience of two large forest companies in Russia that certified their forest management under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) forest certification program. Drawing on the literature on financial auditing we show that specific outcomes of forest management standards implementation are shaped by the differences in forest management auditors' knowledge, skills and attitudes
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)422-428
JournalForest Policy and Economics
Volume11
Issue number5-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Keywords

  • Environmental auditing
  • Expertise
  • Experts
  • Forest certification
  • Forest management assessment

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