Supporting or sabotaging sustainable development? State policy responses to environmental certification schemes.

几乎所有地方的森林和渔业都在退化，生物多样性正在丧失。自1990年以来，各国政府、工业界和民间社会组织对以市场为基础的促进环境上可持续发展的手段表示了越来越大的兴趣。然而，虽然各国总体上支持使用基于市场的手段，但在具体的计划中出现了严重的问题。环境认证计划尤其如此，其中有几项计划遭到反对。 我们的研究将探讨影响政府对林业和渔业部门认证计划反应的潜在因素，从而提供切实可行的政策建议，以确保国家机构支持而不是破坏环境可持续发展。

Almost everywhere, forests and fisheries are experiencing degradation and biodiversity loss. Since 1990, governments, industry and civil society organizations have expressed growing interest in market-based instruments for environmentally sustainable development. However, while states support the use of market-based instruments in general, serious problems arise with specific schemes. This is particular true of environmental certification schemes, several of which have been opposed. Our study will explore the underlying factors that shape government responses to certification schemes in the forestry and fisheries sectors, thereby providing practical policy advice to ensure state institutions support rather than sabotage environmentally sustainable development.