Detecting illegal trade practices by analyzing discrepancies in forest products trade statistics : An application to Europe, with a focus on Romania [PDF]
Discrepancies in bilateral trade statistics for forest products have recently attracted attention as potential indicators of illegal trade practices. For example, if exporters understate quantities to evade export taxes or quotas, then one might expect ...
Vincent, Jeffrey R.
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Structural adjustment and forest resources - the impact of World Bank operations [PDF]
Over two decades, the World Bank has undertaken many structural adjustment operations withgovernments of developing countries. During negotiations for structural adjustment loans (SALs), partner governments agree to specific policy reforms, whose ...
Pandey, Kiran D., Wheeler, David
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Trends in markets for forest-based products and consequences for selected countries [PDF]
, 2015 The forest sectors in many regions and countries are facing a need to change their structure, due to the development of new markets, emergence of new competitors, and shifts in production and consumption patterns for forest products. This article focuses
Lönnstedt, Lars, Maksymets, Olena
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LONG-TERM FORECASTING OF INTERNATIONAL FOREST PRODUCT MARKETS: THE GFPM MODEL AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EUROPE [PDF]
The Global Forest Products Model (GFPM) was developed to upgrade the FAO methodology for forest products outlook projections. Its purpose is to analyze and project the consumption, production, trade, and prices of forest products.
Buongiorno, Joseph +5 more
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Revista Árvore, 2006 A qualidade da madeira para serraria foi avaliada em plantas de clone de Eucalyptus grandis, submetidas à desrama artificial, utilizando-se a combinação de diferentes alturas de remoção dos galhos, a partir do solo, e de intervenções necessárias para ...
Henrique Quero Polli +5 more
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Toward Globalization of the Forest Products Industry: Some Trends [PDF]
This paper examines the hypothesis that changes have been brought about in the forest industry that allow it to participate fully in globalization. The forest industry has undergone profound changes in recent years in large part by new technologies ...
Bael, David, Sedjo, Roger A.
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On the Reliability of International Forest Sector Statistics: Problems and Needs for Improvements [PDF]
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Kallio, A. Maarit I., Solberg, Birger
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Determinants of timber exports in Nigeria: an error correction modeling approach [PDF]
This study analyzed the factors influencing the exports of timber in Nigeria with the aid of Error Correction Model (ECM) representation procedures. The analysis was carried out with the data collected on roundwood and sawnwood over 33 years (1970 – 2003)
Edom, Cyprian .O +1 more
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What happens when the market shifts to China ? the Gabon timber and Thai cassava value chains [PDF]
Rapid economic growth in China has boosted its demand for commodities. At the same time, many commodity sectors have experienced declining demand from high-income northern economies. This paper examines two hypotheses of the consequences of this shift in
Kaplinsky, Raphael +2 more
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African Forest Sector Data [PDF]
, 1984 This paper offers basic forest sector data for North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa. Documentation of the sources and comments on the validity of the data is provided.
Viitanen, E.
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