FOREST HARVESTING CASE-STUDY 18Commercial timber harvesting in the natural forests of Mozambique
FOREST HARVESTING CASE-STUDY 18
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2. Description of commercial
timber harvesting
2.1 Areas and species in timber-productive forests
2.2 Potential for sustainable timber extraction
2.3 Structure of the forest industry
2.4 Analysed companies and their activities