from No. 179, 1994

Safeguarding forest resources during the transition to a market economy

T. Marghescu

By 1994 the countries of eastern Europe had abandoned centrally planned economies following the destruction of the Berlin Wall in 1989, but had still to adapt to the market economy and to restore property to its former owners – and to address impacts on forests.

Tamás Marghescu, a national of Hungary, wrote this article as a consultant on international forestry.