Leverage points for tackling unsustainable global value chains: market-based measures versus transformative alternatives
Truly Santika,
Valerie Nelson,
Michael Flint
et al.
Abstract:Tropical forests are rapidly disappearing due to the expansion of cash crops to meet demands from distant markets. Pressing concerns on deforestation impacts resulting from the global trade of tropical commodities have led some high-income countries’ governments to consider diverse regulatory and trade levers to tackle the problem. These include proposals for new supply chain due diligence legislation concerning imports of forest-risk products and the inclusion of environmental measures in trade deals. To cont… Show more
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