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Does environmental certification in coffee promote “business as usual”? A case study from the Western Ghats, India

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发表 2016年12月1日 by Springer. 作者： Bose, A. , Bhasker, V. and Garcia, C.

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The research is a case study in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot of India, in which coffee growers are provided price incentives to adopt Rainforest Alliance certification standards. It analyses the conservation and social outcomes of this programme by studying peoples’ experiences of participating in certification.

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Does environmental certification in coffee promote “business as usual”? A case study from the Western Ghats, India

实证研究

期刊文章

发表 2016年12月1日 by Springer. 作者： Bose, A. , Bhasker, V. and Garcia, C.

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