Leakage implications for European timber markets from reducing deforestation in developing countries

Forests

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 736-744

  Jonsson, Ragnar ^a   Mbongo, Werner ^a   Felton, Adam ^a   Boman, Mattias ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conservation; Leakage; Redd; Timber market

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; END-USES; FOREST DEGRADATION; FOREST SECTORS; GLOBAL CARBON EMISSION; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MARKET EFFECT; NATURAL FORESTS; OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS; PRICE INCREASE; REDD; SUPPLY AND DEMAND; THIRD PARTIES; TIMBER HARVESTING; TIMBER MARKET; TIMBER PRODUCTION; TROPICAL TIMBER;

CONSERVATION; COSTS; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; ELASTICITY; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LOGGING (FORESTRY); TIMBER; WOOD PRODUCTS;

COMMERCE;

CARBON EMISSION; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; TIMBER HARVESTING; TIMBER MARKET;

COMMERCE; CONSERVATION; COST ANALYSIS; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; ELASTICITY; EUROPE; FORESTS; LEAKAGE; LOGGING; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 84869240626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f3030736     Document Type: Article

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