Certified Tropical Timber and Consumer Behaviour: The Impact of a Certification Scheme for Tropical Timber from Sustainable Forest Management on German Demand

di Karl L. Brockmann (Autore)

Jens Hemmelskamp (Autore)

Olav Hohmeyer (Autore)

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, 1996

Boycotting tropical timber reduces its economic value and provides an incentive to burn down forests, making them available for subsequent agricultural use or livestock farming. In contrast, a certification scheme for sustainably produced timber (tropical or non-tropical) protects the forests by raising their economic value. Examined here the impact of a certification scheme on German demand for tropical timber. A partial-equilibrium model is developed for the German tropical timber market as a whole as well as for five important submarkets representing 50% of the total demand. The results reveal that a credible certification scheme can induce a significant expansion of demand for sustainably produced tropical timber. This holds true for a scheme restricted to Germany as well as for an OECD-wide approach.

• Autore: Karl L. Brockmann, Jens Hemmelskamp, Olav Hohmeyer
• Editore: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
• Collana: Environmental and Resource Economics
• Anno: 1996
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 178 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• EAN: 9783790809558

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