Abstract
This paper introduces the theoretical arguments for and against trade liberalization of forest products considering forest sustainability, and reports on the recent circumstances of three countries in Southeast Asia - the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia. Trade liberalization raises concerns about the negative effects on forest sustainability, both in log-importing countries that have already cut a large portion of their natural forests by commercial logging and now face a pressing need for reforestation, and in forest product-exporting countries that still have large areas of natural forest and enjoy export competitiveness in forest products.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 23-34 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Ecological Economics |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 1 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Deforestation
- Forest products
- Reforestation
- Southeast Asia
- Sustainability
- Trade
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- Economics and Econometrics