Certifying a state forestry agency in Quebec: Complementarity and conflict around government responsibilities, indigenous rights, and certification of the state as forest manager

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Wyatt, Stephen; Teitelbaum, Sara
• 署名单位: University of Moncton; Universite de Montreal
• 刊物名称: REGULATION & GOVERNANCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1748-5983
• DOI: 10.1111/rego.12229
• 发表日期: 2020
• 页码: 551-567
• 关键词: environmental certification; governance; PRIVATE; LEGALITY; sustainability; collaboration; CHALLENGES; ontario; canada; fsc

摘要

As voluntary third-party certification systems become an increasingly accepted part of international frameworks for forest governance, some state forestry agencies are following the private sector in seeking certification of their forest management activities. We ask how the roles and responsibilities of state forest management agencies interact with the processes and mechanisms established by certification systems. To answer this question, we review existing research to propose a conceptual framework composed of eight issues of particular relevance to states: regulation, transnationalism, sovereignty disputes, partnerships and competition, mainstreaming, effectiveness, equity, and legitimacy and trust. We then use this framework to analyze experience in Quebec, Canada, where the state agency initially sought certification and then abandoned this plan after facing difficulties meeting the requirements pertaining to indigenous rights. Our framework helps to understand possible complementarities between state and non-state systems, but also highlights challenges for reconciling state roles and responsibilities under certification.