Towards global voluntary standards: Questioning the effectiveness in attaining conservation goals

Denis Ruysschaert and Denis Salles

Ecological Economics, 2014, vol. 107, issue C, 438-446

Abstract: Global voluntary agreements, such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), have emerged as alternatives to apparent State failure to enforce law. This research questions how effective RSPO is in attaining its claimed conservation goals especially regarding orangutans, as this is central to justifying its existence.

Keywords: Biodiversity; Certification; Deforestation; Orangutan; Palm oil; Private governance; Roundtable (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.09.016

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