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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"forest sector"”.
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Institutional change in the forest sector : the Russian experience
… patterns of institutional change in the Russian forest sector and examines the process of nascency and development of both formal and informal institutions. It argues that development of the Russian forest sector has been pathdependent and significantly influenced by informal institutions, which …
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A long-run timber output projection model for the nonindustrial private forest sector
The nonindustrial private forest sector controls 58 percent of the nation’s commercial forest area. Timber output from the NIPF has been a major forest policy issue throughout this century. A long-run regional timber output projection model was developed for the NIPF sector. The model was based …
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The Estonian forest sector in transition to sustainability? : Capturing sustainability with the help of integrated assessment
… tools in a case study in order to determine how forest sector can better contribute to sustainable development in Estonia. The first aim is addressed in a theoretical section that provides an overview and categorization of the existing tools and methods for assessing sustainability. In the case …
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Major problems associated with the West Virginia forest sector as perceived by West Virginia Division of Forestry Service foresters
… was designed to identify problems facing the forest sector in West Virginia as perceived by West Virginia Division of Forestry Service Foresters.;The descriptive method of research using questionnaire techniques was utilized in the study. Data were obtained from 48 service foresters (73% …
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Building resilience in forest-dependent communities through sustainable forest bioeconomy development
… to determine the characteristics of a future forest bioeconomy that will contribute to the resilience of forestry communities across northeastern Ontario to inform bioeconomy development in the region. A regional approach is taken to evaluate pathways for forest bioeconomy development over the …
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Analysis of Policy Reforms in the New Zealand Forest Manufacturing Sector
… of public assets were the main shocks to the forest sector. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impacts of these reforms on wood and paper industry cost, production, and cost efficiency. Unlike previous work, the effects of privatization and deregulation are compared to determine which …
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Detection and prediction of biodiversity patterns as a rapid assessment tool in the tropical forest of East Usambara, Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania
As a strategy to conserve tropical rainforests of the East Usambara block of the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania, I developed a set of models that can identify above-average tree species richness areas within the humid forests. I developed the model based on geo-referenced field data and satellite …
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Temporal composition of tannin and carbohydrate content in Eucalyptus leaves in South Africa
… hence forms a major economic component in the forest sector. An insect pest of these Eucalyptus species, Gonipterus scutellatus, causes periodic defoliation in the plantations. Plants have extraordinary array of chemicals (secondary metabolites), which defend them from herbivores. This study …
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The impact of silvicultural strategies and climate change on carbon sequestration and other forest ecosystem functions
Forests are a key resource serving a multitude of functions such as providing income to forest owners, supplying industries with timber, protecting water resources, and maintaining biodiversity. Recently much attention has been given to the role of forests in the global carbon cycle and their …
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Timber supply in dynamic general equilibrium
… model is then incorporated into a dynamic multi-sector model and a dynamic general equilibrium model. In the multi-sector model, all household's utility functions are aggregated into a single community utility function which is maximized subject to the technology of the economy. The technology …
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The ecosystem services approach in corporate sustainability : results from industrial plantation forestry in China
… humans obtain from ecosystems. Several economic sectors both depend on and impact ecosystem services. There is therefore maturing expectation for the private sector involvement in environmental governance worldwide, as firms are increasingly motivated to pursue sustainability for financial or …
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An Examination of Appalachian Forest Products Exports
… that export market participation is growing as forest sector businesses consolidated during this period. Businesses were found to seek assistance from multiple government agencies, trade associations, and most importantly from their customers. While the largest export market continues to be …
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Forest Companies' Social Responsibility and Recognition of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples : Thematic analysis of Metsä Group & Stora Enso's CSR reports
… thesis examines the ways two significant Finnish forest companies Metsä Group and Stora Enso recognise Indigenous Peoples in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting and how this has developed between reports from years 2014, 2019, and 2024. The focus of this thesis is especially …
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Aboriginal forest tenure and governance in British Columbia : exploring alternatives from a Stellat'en First Nation community perspective
… contribute to the identification of appropriate forest tenure and governance designs that are in congruence with Aboriginal values, interests and rights. The research is highly relevant to current societal deliberations on sustainable forest management as well as to the future of the forest …
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Economic analysis of participatory forest management in Kenya
… to management of common pool resources such as forests led policy makers and donors to conclude that devolution of forest management to local communities can be the only solution to such failures. Developing countries have thus resorted to devolution of forest management to forest adjacent …
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Chemi-code : an innovative method for wood product tracking
Chain of custody in the forest sector is very dependent on effectively tracking products though the supply chain and manufacturing processes, including sawmilling, drying, planing, and pulp processes. The effectiveness of a tracking system is largely influenced by the characteristics of the process …
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Translating Climate Change Policy: The case of REDD+ in Ghana
The policy of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) has been promoted at the global level as an innovative approach to reduce forest loss that contributes to about one-fifth of global climate change. My dissertation brings together theories of policy processes and political …
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Institutional and fiscal policies for forest conservation
Tropical deforestation contributes to climate change and entails further environmental externalities such as biodiversity loss and soil erosion. Consequently, the preservation of the world’s remaining tropical forests is the objective of international and national policies. Preventing deforestation …
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Influences of customary and statutory governance on sustainable use and livelihoods: The case of baobab, Chimanimani District, Zimbabwe
… has yielded only modest progress in the forest sector and knowledge remains limited about the interface between these governance systems and the effect of this dualism on natural resource management. Using the lens of the baobab tree, this research set out to address these gaps and to …
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The hydrological effects of changes in forest area and species composition in the federal state of Brandenburg, Germany
… rates. Key elements in landscape hydrology are forests because of their unique capacity to transport water from the soil to the atmosphere. Given these circumstances, decisions made at any level of administration that may have effects on the forest sector in the state are critical in relation to …
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