An Assessment of China's Forest Resources
China's forest resources have been and continue to be threatened. The analysis of the various reported statistics, while often conflicting, does indicate significant challenges ahead for the forest to supply the material for industrial, non-industrial, fuelwood and conservation objectives.
Given forecasted constraints on domestic fibre supply for at least two decades there could be a significant increase demand for logs and forest products from China's trading partners. Overall this paper indicates the challenge in reaching more specific conclusions since there are serious data
discrepancies in all major statistical areas. These discrepancies must be addressed before a clear set of land and sustainable development policies can be created.
Keywords: consumption; demand; production; statistics; supply
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Forest Resource Management, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. 2: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria.
Publication date: 01 December 2004
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