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Forest management for mitigation of CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> emissions: How much mitigation and who gets the credits?
Marland, G.; Schlamadinger, B.; Canella, L. - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 2 (1997) 2, pp. 303-318
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Economic and Environmental Benefits of Eliminating Log Export Bans; The Case of Costa Rica
Kishor, Nalin M.; Mani, Muthukumara; Constantino, Luis F. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
An increasing number of tropical timber producing nations have enacted bans on export of logs. Proponents argue that a log export ban is a second-best policy tool for addressing environmental externalities; it also creates more jobs and improves scale efficiencies domestically. Theoretical...
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Biotechnology as a Competitive Edge for the Finnish Forest Cluster
Hakala, Terhi; Haltia, Olli; Hermans, Raine; Kulvik, Martti - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2007
evaluated the sales expectations of forestry related biotechnological applications within the domestic forestry cluster itself …, other potential domestic industries and global export markets. The third step assessed whether the development of forestry … represents the beginning of the value chain : forestry applications. Module 2 consists of the development of wood products …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005749324
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The transformation of pulp and paper industries: the role of local networks and institutions
Novotny, Michael; Nuur, Cali - In: International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development 5 (2013) 1, pp. 41-57
The pulp and paper industry has historically played a significant role in countries in the northern hemisphere (Biermann, 1996; Hylander, 2009; Laurila, 1998). However, the process of globalisation manifested among others by the rise of BRIC countries on the one hand and increasing environmental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010816688
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Competitiveness and an Emerging Sector: The Russian Software Industry and its Global Linkages
Bardhan, Ashok Deo; Kroll, Cynthia - In: Industry and Innovation 13 (2006) 1, pp. 69-95
Russia's underlying sources of competitive edge in software, such as its scientific establishments, education system … contracts, a high value-added niche and high education levels characterize Russia's small, privately held software firms. A …
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Global warming potential factors and warming payback time as climate indicators of forest biomass use
Pingoud, Kim; Ekholm, Tommi; Savolainen, Ilkka - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 17 (2012) 4, pp. 369-386
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Evaluation of artificial neural networks as a model for forecasting consumption of wood products
Tigas, Giorgos; Lefakis, Panagiotis; Ioannou, Konstantinos - In: International Journal of Data Analysis Techniques and … 5 (2013) 1, pp. 38-48
In specific sciences, such as forest policy, the need for anticipation becomes more urgent because it has to manage valuable natural resources whose protection and sustainable management is rendered essential. In this paper, a modern method has been used, known as artificial neural networks...
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Un modelo RSDAIDS para las importaciones de madera de Estados Unidos y sus implicaciones para Colombia
Alviar Ramírez, Mauricio; Restrepo Patiño, Medardo; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
This paper presents the main results of a model of import demand of wood products in the U.S. and its implications for Colombia. The time length considered here was 1980-1999. The theoretical model used was developed by Deaton and Muellbauer in 1980 and it is called: An Almost Ideal Demand...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005787150
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Optimizing carbon sequestration in commercial forests by integrating carbon management objectives in wood supply modeling
Bourque, Charles; Neilson, Eric; Gruenwald, Chris; … - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 12 (2007) 7, pp. 1253-1275
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005756049
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Wood-Based Industry.
Seah, J. - Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) - 1991
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