Market signals of unsustainable and inequitable forest extraction: assessing the value of illegal timber trade in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania
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Market signals of unsustainable and inequitable forest extraction : assessing the value of illegal timber trade in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. / Schaafsma, Marije; Burgess, Neil David; Swetnam, Ruth D.; Ngaga, Yonika M.; Turner, R. Kerry; Treue, Thorsten.
I: World Development, Bind 62, 2014, s. 155–168.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Market signals of unsustainable and inequitable forest extraction
T2 - assessing the value of illegal timber trade in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania
AU - Schaafsma, Marije
AU - Burgess, Neil David
AU - Swetnam, Ruth D.
AU - Ngaga, Yonika M.
AU - Turner, R. Kerry
AU - Treue, Thorsten
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Natural forests and woodlands of the Eastern Arc Mountains (EAM) in Tanzania are under threat from deforestation and degradation. The estimated annual revenues from EAM hardwood for domestic use are USD 10 million in terms of planks, and twice as much when processed into furniture. Timber profits are largely captured by people whose livelihoods do not directly depend on other EAM ecosystem services. Market data, such as declining plank sizes and shifts to low-quality timber species, contain possible early warning signals of unsustainable hardwood harvesting. Policy recommendations include simplifying regulations for legal trade, developingsustainable financing, and increasing softwood supply.
AB - Natural forests and woodlands of the Eastern Arc Mountains (EAM) in Tanzania are under threat from deforestation and degradation. The estimated annual revenues from EAM hardwood for domestic use are USD 10 million in terms of planks, and twice as much when processed into furniture. Timber profits are largely captured by people whose livelihoods do not directly depend on other EAM ecosystem services. Market data, such as declining plank sizes and shifts to low-quality timber species, contain possible early warning signals of unsustainable hardwood harvesting. Policy recommendations include simplifying regulations for legal trade, developingsustainable financing, and increasing softwood supply.
KW - Former LIFE faculty
KW - timber, forest ecosystem services, value-chain analysis, sustainable harvesting, Tanzania, Africa
U2 - 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.05.011
DO - 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.05.011
M3 - Journal article
VL - 62
SP - 155
EP - 168
JO - World Development
JF - World Development
SN - 1873-5991
ER -
ID: 130769012