Description |
xii, 179 pages ; 24 cm |
Summary |
"There is genuine cause for concern over the excessive exploitation of tropical forests in many regions, but also many misconceptions about its causes and sources." "The Economics of the Tropical Timber Trade provides a detailed analysis of the economic linkages between the trade and forest degradation. Based on a report prepared for the ITTO, it looks at current and future market conditions, and assesses the impacts on tropical forests of both the international timber trade and domestic demand. The authors examine the causes of deforestation, and compare the environmental impacts of the timber trade with other factors, such as the conversion of the forests to agriculture. Finally, they assess the national and international trade policy options, and discuss the potential role of interventions in the international timber trade in promoting efficient and sustainable use of forest resources." "The book will be of interest to those concerned with forest management and policy, trade and environment, and with the economics of conservation and resource use."--BOOK JACKET |
Analysis |
Timber Trades |
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Overseas item |
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Supply and demand |
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Timber |
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Trade regulation |
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Tropical regions |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-176) and index |
Subject |
Commercial policy.
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Forest management -- Economic aspects -- Tropics.
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Forest management -- Tropics.
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Forests and forestry -- Economic aspects -- Tropics.
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Forests and forestry -- Environmental aspects -- Tropics.
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Forest policy -- Tropics.
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Forests and forestry -- Tropics.
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Lumber trade -- Environmental aspects -- Tropics.
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Lumber trade -- Government policy -- Tropics.
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Lumber trade -- Tropics.
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Lumber trade.
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Sustainable forestry -- Tropics.
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Timber -- Economic aspects -- Tropics.
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Author |
Barbier, Edward, 1957-
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International Tropical Timber Organization.
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ISBN |
1853832197 (paperback) |
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185383226X |
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