About the Book: Marketing and Trade of Forest Produce
A dynamic domestic market is now-a-days becoming an important factor in
attracting foreign investments, and many emerging economies harbour bustling
urban markets short of high-quality forest products. Increasing trade in forest
products has supported economic growth and eradication of poverty in a number of
emerging countries. But trading out of poverty has proven difficult and it has
led to further marginalization and events of misconduct in some countries.
Safeguards must be firmly put in place to ensure that trade is based on legal
and sustainable forest use, fair labour conditions and equitable sharing of
benefits. Good governance is essential