1st Edition
Environmentalism, Ethical Trade, and Commodification Technologies of Value and the Forest Stewardship Council in Chile
By Adam Henne
Copyright 2015
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
168 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores the global connections between Chilean landscapes and Northern consumers embodied by the Forest Stewardship Council logo, the green seal of approval for certified sustainably-produced "good wood." How do we decide what makes good forestry? What knowledges and values are expressed or silenced when "good" is defined with a market mechanism like certification? Henne's ethnographic... Read more
Preface: Knowledge and Nature 1. Introduction: Good Wood 2. Making Wood and Making Persons 3. Putting Knowledge to Work 4. Green Lungs 5. Certification and the Politics of Scale 6. Conclusion
Biography
Adam Henne is Assistant Professor of International Studies & Anthropology at the University of Wyoming.
