Format:
1 Online-Ressource (XVI, 178 p. 5 illus)
Edition:
1st ed. 1996
ISBN:
9783642517358
Series Statement:
Environmental and Resource Economics
Content:
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 sustainability produced timber (tropical or non-tropical) protects the forests by raising their economic value. This study examines 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 sustainability produced tropical timber. This holds true for a scheme restricted to Germany as well as for an OECD-wide approach
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783790809558
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783642517365
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
Deutschland
;
Tropisches Holz
;
Zertifizierung
;
Nachfrageverhalten
;
Holzmarkt
;
Marktprognose
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-51735-8
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