JEL classification: C54 C61 F18 L73 O13 A23 Q41 Keywords: Forest sector Modeling Bioenergy Fuelwood Wood products Prices Demand Supply Trade
a b s t r a c tThe Global Forest Products Model (GFPM) was applied to project the consequences for the global forest sector of doubling the rate of growth of bioenergy demand relative to a base scenario, other drivers being maintained constant. The results showed that this would lead to the convergence of the price of fuelwood and industrial roundwood, raising the price of industrial roundwood by nearly 30% in 2030. The price of sawnwood and panels would be 15% higher. The price of paper would be 3% higher. Concurrently, the demand for all manufactured wood products would be lower in all countries, but the production would rise in countries with competitive advantage. The global value added in wood processing industries would be 1% lower in 2030. The forest stock would be 2% lower for the world and 4% lower for Asia. These effects varied substantially by country.
Front Cover This image shows a rendition of the next satellite in the Landsat Program, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission, which is scheduled to launch in February 2013. The Landsat Program is a series of Earth-observing satellite missions jointly managed by the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA. Since 1972, Landsat satellites have collected information about Earth from space. This science, known as remote sensing, has matured with the Landsat Program. Landsat satellites have taken specialized digital photographs of Earth's continents and surrounding coastal regions for more than three decades, enabling people to study many aspects of our planet and to evaluate the dynamic changes caused by both natural processes and human practices. (Modified NASA image.
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