Data for "Assessing Monitoring Program Design Options for Koalas in South East Queensland"

Activism seeking to improve labor conditions in global supply chains has led many transnational corporations to adopt codes of conduct and to monitor suppliers for compliance. Drawing on thousands of audits conducted by a major social auditor, the authors identify structural contingencies in the institutional environment and program design under which codes and monitoring are more likely to be associated with improvements in conditions. At the institutional level, suppliers improve more when they face greater risk that nongovernmental organizations and the press will expose harmful working conditions. They also improve more when their buyers have experienced negative publicity for supply chain labor abuses. At the program design level, suppliers improve more on average when audits are pre-announced, when auditors are highly trained, and especially when both elements are present. Extended analysis of variations across violation types reveals nuances to these findings. For instance, pre-announced audits were followed by greater improvement in occupational safety and health practices but not child labor practices. These findings can inform strategies for improving supply chain working conditions.

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Application of 3D VSP acquired with DAS and 3C geophones for site characterization and monitoring program design: preliminary results from Stage 3 of the CO2CRC Otway project

10.1190/segam2018-2996035.1 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Julia Correa ◽

Roman Pevzner ◽

Sofya Popik ◽

Konstantin Tertyshnikov ◽

Andrej Bona ◽

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Keyword(s):

Program Design ◽

Monitoring Program ◽

Site Characterization ◽

Preliminary Results

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Review of aquatic monitoring program design

Water Research ◽

10.1016/0043-1354(96)00087-5 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 30 (9) ◽

pp. 1935-1948 ◽

Cited By ~ 146

Author(s):

William Dixon ◽

Barry Chiswell

Keyword(s):

Program Design ◽

Monitoring Program

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Ecosystem Service Commodification: Lessons from California

Global Environmental Politics ◽

10.1162/glep_a_00374 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 90-110 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Marissa Bongiovanni Schmitz ◽

Erin Clover Kelly

Keyword(s):

Program Design ◽

Environmental Benefits ◽

Ecological Modernization ◽

Managed Forests ◽

Complex Process ◽

Design Options ◽

Document Review ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Civic Environmentalism

In 2013 the state of California launched a cap-and-trade program with a groundbreaking protocol for improved forest management (IFM), providing a framework to monetize carbon sequestration in managed forests. Through in-depth interviews and document review, this research examines California's IFM program development as a case study in stakeholder-engaged ecosystem commodification. We consider how diverse, vested-interest actors contested rival program design options by using the familiar narratives of ecological modernization, green governmentality, and civic environmentalism. The results reveal the benefits and complexities of delegating methodological design to stakeholders who seek direct participation in the market, and highlight the challenges of balancing multiple program objectives, including environmental benefits, legitimacy and market reception, and landowner participation potential. This research provides a unique window into the complex process of forest-offset program design and offers broader lessons for ecosystem markets currently being designed and implemented globally.

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