Saving What Remains


 

Domestic Timber Consumption

One major problem with restricting the international trade of certain timber species is that a large portion of wood cut from rainforests is used domestically. Only about 6% of total tropical nonconiferous roundwood production enters the international market. Thus it is unclear whether such an action of banning the international trade of certain species will significantly decrease deforestation since the domestic consumption of banned species may just replace the international consumption. Similarly there is some skepticism whether consumers in developed countries, who demanding sustainably harvested woods, can have a measurable impact on tropical deforestation for timber.

   

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Solutions Introduction
Sustainable Forest Products
Large-scale Forest Products
Medicinal Drugs
Logging
Logging (con't)
Oil
Conservation Priorities
Reserve Size & Valuation
Organization
Intergovernmental Institutions
Communication, Education
Indigenous people
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References (1)
References (3)
References (5)

Sustainable Dev - Agriculture
Eco-tourism
Foods & Genetic Diversity
Medicinal Drugs & Pesticides
Logging (con't)
Cattle
Increasing Productivity
Types of Reserves
Funding
Developing nations
NGOs
International Organizations
Conclusion
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References (2)
References (4)
References (6)

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