University thesis:
Dissertation, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 2022
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Description:
The global demand for wood has been continuously increasing and the world is also witnessing large-scale deforestation. This is largely contributing to global warming, land degradation and biodiversity loss. Quite a large number of countries in the world are importing wood and wood products for meeting domestic demands. In India, for example, the import value of wood and wood products increased from 0.04 billion USD in 1961 to 8.7 billion USD in 2019. Existing forest policy regimes and economic reforms are expected to create additional demand for wood and shortage of domestic supply in the ...