The study focused forest-cover change in Kibaale district, as a governance issue. Remote Sensing, socio-economic, and … GIS techniques were used. The trends of forest-cover change were quantified for 1986, 1995, 2002, and 2010. It was found … that between 1986 and 2010; about 63% of the total forest-cover was lost. In 1986-1995 the mean annual rate of …

as forest certification, might not improve competitive performance unless they are aligned with the firm’s resources and …This research considers the question “Does it Pay to be Green?” which has been debated by forest industry practitioners …, there is still a lot of skepticism and ambiguity floating around in the Asian forest products industry about “Green” and …

radically transforming the rural class structure. Chapter 4 evaluates the likely outcomes of governance by third party … certification for Pangasius producers in Vietnam and Bangladesh. Widespread insistence on compliance with emerging standards by …

Standards-based certification organizations (SBCOs) as a source of market order have been largely neglected as a topic …: An Inductive Case Study of Standards-Based Certification Organizations in the U.S. Organic Food Industry,? employs … certification processes initially served as a ?fence? that established a boundary around the concept of organic but which …

way of generating statistically meaningful information, certification has been adopted in financial statements evaluation … optimally allocate moderation resource. The third essay examines a market for certification and certifiers' strategic reporting …

school principal, a position that requires certification. I find ignoring gender differences in desire for promotion yields …