A role of Fair Trade certification for environmental sustainability
A role of Fair Trade certification for environmental sustainability
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公平贸易认证对环境可持续性的作用
DOI：
10.1007/s10806-016-9604-0
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发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Rie Makita
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作者：
矢吹博隆;関篤史;仙石慎太郎;吉井 哲・藤田 真哉・徳丸 宜穂;尾崎一郎;田嶋信雄;Rie Makita
尽管大多数关于公平贸易倡议的研究在某种程度上认识到其对环境可持续性的贡献，但环境方面对公平贸易的意义尚未得到充分探讨。对公平贸易文献中环境问题的回顾表明，公平贸易可能会影响参与者生产者的农业实践，即使它不直接影响自然资源。本文试图将公平贸易认证解释为连接全球南方农村发展的两个重要目标——环境保护和减贫的中介机构。通过观察参与公平贸易倡议的南方小农群体的四个案例，在不同的实际环境中检验了这一理论概念。这些案例研究的结果表明，如果公平贸易认证确保小农户获得切实利益，它不仅可以帮助这些弱势农民，而且还可以作为自然资源管理的一种方法。
Although most studies on the Fair Trade initiative are, to some extent, cognizant of its contribution to environmental sustainability, what the environmental aspect means to Fair Trade has not yet been explored fully. A review of environmental issues in the Fair Trade literature suggests that Fair Trade might influence participant producers’ farming practices even if it does not directly impact natural resources. This paper attempts to interpret Fair Trade certification as an intermediary institution that links two significant objectives of rural development in the global South—environmental conservation and poverty reduction. This theoretical concept is examined in different real settings by observing four cases of Southern small farmer groups involved in the Fair Trade initiative. Findings from these case studies imply that if Fair Trade certification ensures tangible benefits for small farmers, it can not only help such disadvantaged farmers but also work as an approach for natural resource management.