Certified wood markets in the US: Implications for tropical deforestation

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 92, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 221-228

  Merry, Frank D ^a   Carter, Douglas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological certification; Forest products; Green premium

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; DEFORESTATION IMPACT; ECOLOGICAL CERTIFICATION; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LABELLING; FOREST PRODUCT; MARKET INCENTIVE; TIMBER CERTIFICATION;

USA;

EID: 0030619341     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03922-9     Document Type: Article

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