Chain of custody certification: An assessment of Ghanaian timber sector

European Journal of Wood and Wood Products

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-119

  Attah, A ^a   Ioras, F ^d   Ratnasingam, J ^b   Abrudan, I V ^c  

^a Timber Industry Development Division   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY OF BRASOV   (Romania)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY CERTIFICATION; COMPANY SIZE; CURRENT STATUS; PRICE PREMIUMS; STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION; TIMBER COMPANY;

TIMBER;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 79251543654     PISSN: 00183768     EISSN: 1436736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00107-009-0402-5     Document Type: Article

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