The changing face of forest industry

Office of Assistant Director-General (Forestry Department)

The changing face of forest industry

Year of publication 1986

Author Office of Assistant Director-General (Forestry Department)

Product type Document

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Synopsis (short abstract) This issue of Unasylva offers a portrait of the changing face of forest industries. A general article on forest-based industries in socio-economic development is provided by FAO's Forestry Department. The need for a new emphasis on marketing of forest-based products is stressed in the article by L. Lintu. The growth and restructuring of wood products trade among developing countries is highlighted in an article by G. Buttoud and H. Mamadou. In their article, J.L. Whitmore and Bruce Burwell provi de examples of the links between forest industry and agroforestry.

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