Governing Biodiversity through Public-Private Institutional Arrangements: The Case of the Union for Ethical BioTrade in the Brazilian Amazon

Abstract

This working paper is originally a chapter from a doctoral dissertation from the Institute of International Relations at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. The main goal is to contribute to the literature that discusses transnational environmental regulation and governance by analyzing the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) as a global governor and/or a standard-setter in biodiversity governance. In order to achieve this, interviews were conducted during UEBT’s 2018 “Beauty of Sourcing with Respect Conference” in Paris, France. Besides, documents available online were analyzed so that the case study could be done. The major contribution to the literature in international relations and political science is done through the introduction of new terms that help understand how non-state actors are capable of leading governance processes in a context of delegation of functional roles from the Convention on Biological Diversity to UEBT."