Sustainability Certification Schemes in the Agricultural and Natural Resource Sectors

Melissa Vogt has been involved with and considering outcomes associated with sustainability certifications since 2006. She completed doctoral studies early 2019. She has experience as a consultant to small and medium-sized business in developing countries; and as an evaluator for community-based projects and programmes, and for commercialised scientific projects. She has taught in higher education in Rwanda and Australia and is currently based at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

• 1. Sustainability certifications: changes over time and their unique position of influenceMelissa VogtPART I Cultural considerations associated with sustainability certifications2. Cultural implications, flows and synergies of sustainability certificationsMelissa Vogt PART II Evaluating biodiversity outcomes3. Biodiversity outcomes associated with sustainability certifications: contextualising understanding and expectations, and allowing for ambitious intentionsMelissa Vogt and Oskar Englund4. How does FSC certification of forest management benefit conservation of biodiversity?Franck Trolliet, Melissa Vogt and Fritz Kleinschroth PART III Standard development and verification-based examples and considerations5. Biochar and certificationFrank G.A. Verheijen, Ana Catarina Bastos, Hans-Peter Schmidt and Simon Jeffery6. Safeguarding farm animal welfareHarry J. Blokhuis, Isabelle Veissier, Mara Miele and Bryan JonesPART IV Industry or certification specific reviews, evaluations and recommendations7. Certifying farmed seafood: a drop in the ocean or a ‘stepping-stone’ towards increased sustainability?Malin Jonell, Michael Tlusty, Max Troell and Patrik Rönnbäck8. Biofuel sustainability certifications in the EU: democratically legitimate and socio-environmentally effective?Thomas Vogelpohl and Daniela Perbandt9. The path to credibility for the Marine Stewardship CouncilScott McIlveen, Riley Schnurr, Graeme Auld, Shannon Arnold, Keith Flett, and Megan BaileyPART V Industry and country specific primary research, evaluation and recommendations10. Interoperability of mineral sustainability initiatives: a case study of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) and the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)Renzo Mori Junior, Kathryn Sturman and Jean-Pierre Imbrogiano11. Juggling multiple sustainability certifications in the Costa Rican coffee industryMelissa Vogt12. To certify or not to certify: flower production practices in Ecuador Jeroen Vos, Pippi van Ommen and Patricio Mena-VásconezPART VI Summarising outcomes for society and the environment13. Collating correlations, conclusions, recommendations and ideas for future research, evaluation and practiceMelissa Vogt

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