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Resource Assessment of Non-wood Forest Products
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 134

Resource Assessment of Non-wood Forest Products

Supplied with CD-ROM (in English, French and Spanish) inside back cover.

Sustainability Considerations for Procurement Tools and Capabilities
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 72

Sustainability Considerations for Procurement Tools and Capabilities

Federal laws, regulations, and executive orders have imposed requirements for federal agencies to move toward the sustainable acquisition of goods and services, including the incorporation of sustainable purchasing into federal agency decision making. Since the federal government is such a significant player in the market, its move to incorporate sustainable procurement practices could have a profound impact on the types of products being developed for the market as a whole. The General Services Administration (GSA) has played a key role in furthering sustainable procurement practices throughout the federal government. GSA is responsible for formulating and maintaining government-wide polici...

Incorporating Rights
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 417

Incorporating Rights

  • Categories: Law

International law, corporate law, and governance gaps -- Global policy initiatives to regulate business responsibility and human rights -- Human rights conflicts and the creation of corporate responsibility collaborations -- Information and accountability : regulating the corporate social responsibility to respect human rights through ranking and reporting -- Competition, choice, and change : activist investors and concerned consumers as ethical enforcement agents -- From voluntary to obligatory : corporate reporting and codes of conduct to promote respect for human.

The Shadows of Thule
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 146

The Shadows of Thule

When a Roman general, manipulated by a necromancer, decides to awaken an ancient plague, enemy clans must join forces to save the world as they know it.

Private Standards in the United States and European Union Markets for Fruit and Vegetables
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 172

Private Standards in the United States and European Union Markets for Fruit and Vegetables

Over the past 20 years the number of standards and certification programmes for agricultural production has grown rapidly. Producers who want to export are confronted not only by a plethora of import regulations, but also within import countries by different niche markets for which specific requirements have to be fulfilled. This report gives an overview of standards and certification programmes relevant for fruit and vegetable producers and exporters in developing countries with a focus on the markets of the United States of America and the European Union. In addition, it gives an overview of current analytical work on standards and trade, reviews major assistance programmes related to standards and provides recommendations for further research.

Certifiably Sustainable?
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 145

Certifiably Sustainable?

Consumption of goods and services represents a growing share of global economic activity. In the United States, consumption accounts for more than two-thirds of gross domestic product. This trend of increasing consumption has brought with it negative consequences for the environment and human well-being. Global demand for energy, food, and all manner of goods is on the rise, putting strains on the natural and human capital required to produce them. Extractive industries and production processes are prominent causes of species endangerment. Modern economies are underpinned by substantial energy consumption, a primary contributor to the current climate crisis. Expanding international trade has...

Tapping the Green Market
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 471

Tapping the Green Market

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-08-21
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  • Publisher: Routledge

There is a rapidly growing interest in, and demand for, non-timber forest products (NTFPs). They provide critical resources across the globe fulfilling nutritional, medicinal, financial and cultural needs. However, they have been largely overlooked in mainstream conservation and forestry politics. This volume explains the use and importance of certification and eco-labelling for guaranteeing best management practices of non-timber forest products in the field. Using extensive case studies and global profiles of non-timber forest products, this work not only seeks to further our comprehension of certification processes but also broaden understanding of non-timber forest product management, harvesting and marketing. It should be useful to forest managers, policy-makers and conservation organizations as well as for academics in these areas.

The Trade and Environmental Effects of Ecolabels
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 118

The Trade and Environmental Effects of Ecolabels

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Forest Communities in the Third Millennium
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 160

Forest Communities in the Third Millennium

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2001
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Coffee with Pleasure
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 200

Coffee with Pleasure

Using the example of the world coffee trade, Laure Waridel shows how our current trading system perpetuates poverty and injustice, and explains how the alternative system known as "fair trade" can break the cycle of exploitation and environmental destruction. Book jacket.