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The role of supply-chain initiatives in reducing deforestation

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  • Eric F. Lambin

    (Stanford University
    Stanford University
    Université Catholique de Louvain)

  • Holly K. Gibbs

    (University of Wisconsin
    University of Wisconsin)

  • Robert Heilmayr

    (University of California)

  • Kimberly M. Carlson

    (University of Hawai’i)

  • Leonardo C. Fleck

    (Environmental Conservation Program, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation)

  • Rachael D. Garrett

    (Boston University)

  • Yann le Polain de Waroux

    (McGill University)

  • Constance L. McDermott

    (University of Oxford)

  • David McLaughlin

    (World Wildlife Fund)

  • Peter Newton

    (University of Colorado Boulder)

  • Christoph Nolte

    (Boston University)

  • Pablo Pacheco

    (Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR))

  • Lisa L. Rausch

    (University of Wisconsin)

  • Charlotte Streck

    (Climate Focus)

  • Tannis Thorlakson

    (Stanford University)

  • Nathalie F. Walker

    (National Wildlife Federation, National Advocacy Center)

Abstract

A major reduction in global deforestation is needed to mitigate climate change and biodiversity loss. Recent private sector commitments aim to eliminate deforestation from a company’s operations or supply chain, but they fall short on several fronts. Company pledges vary in the degree to which they include time-bound interventions with clear definitions and criteria to achieve verifiable outcomes. Zero-deforestation policies by companies may be insufficient to achieve broader impact on their own due to leakage, lack of transparency and traceability, selective adoption and smallholder marginalization. Public–private policy mixes are needed to increase the effectiveness of supply-chain initiatives that aim to reduce deforestation. We review current supply-chain initiatives, their effectiveness, and the challenges they face, and go on to identify knowledge gaps for complementary public–private policies.

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  • Eric F. Lambin & Holly K. Gibbs & Robert Heilmayr & Kimberly M. Carlson & Leonardo C. Fleck & Rachael D. Garrett & Yann le Polain de Waroux & Constance L. McDermott & David McLaughlin & Peter Newton &, 2018. "The role of supply-chain initiatives in reducing deforestation," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 8(2), pages 109-116, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:8:y:2018:i:2:d:10.1038_s41558-017-0061-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41558-017-0061-1
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