1. Introduction -- 2. Agency Rulemaking -- 3. Informal rulemaking in practice : BPT standards -- 4. Rulemaking theories and hypotheses -- 5. Methodological issues -- 6. Analysis and findings -- 7. Further implications of the research findings.

The Amazon rainforest, the world's largest tropical rainforest and an important constituent of the global biosphere, continues degrading by rapid deforestation, which is expected to continue despite policies to prevent it. Current international funding to protect the Amazon rainforest focuses on...