The status of forest certification in the Canadian value-added wood products manufacturing sector

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 113-125

  Jayasinghe, Priyangi ^a   Allen, S Denise ^b   Bull, Gary Q ^b   Kozak, Robert A ^b  

^a Munasinghe Institute for Development MIND   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Chain of custody; Forest certification; Value added wood products manufacturers

Indexed keywords

CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CHAIN OF CUSTODY; FOREST CERTIFICATION;

FORESTRY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FOREST HEALTH; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCT; MANUFACTURING; SUSTAINABILITY; TIMBER CERTIFICATION; TIMBER MARKET;

CERTIFICATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; VALUE ADDED; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 35548963850     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc83113-1     Document Type: Article

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