Certified Tropical Timber and Consumer Behavior: The Impact of a Certification Scheme for Tropical Timber from Sustainable Forest Management on German Demand (Environmental and Resource Economics) - Couverture souple

Brockmann, Karl L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3790809551 ISBN 13 : 9783790809558

Editeur : Physica-Verlag HD, 1996

Synopsis

Boycotting tropical timber reduces its economic value and provides an incentive to burn down forests, making them available for subsequent agricultural use or livestock farming. In contrast, a certification scheme for sustainably produced timber (tropical or non-tropical) protects the forests by raising their economic value. Examined here the impact of a certification scheme on German demand for tropical timber. A partial-equilibrium model is developed for the German tropical timber market as a whole as well as for five important submarkets representing 50% of the total demand. The results reveal that a credible certification scheme can induce a significant expansion of demand for sustainably produced tropical timber. This holds true for a scheme restricted to Germany as well as for an OECD-wide approach.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Physica-Verlag HD
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3790809551
• ISBN 13: 9783790809558
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 196
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