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Market signals of unsustainable and inequitable forest extraction: assessing the value of illegal timber trade in the Eastern Arc mountains of Tanzania

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dc.creator Schaafsma, M
dc.creator Burgess, N. D
dc.creator Swetnam, R. D
dc.creator Ngaga, Y. M
dc.creator Treue, T
dc.creator Turner, R. K
dc.date 2022-05-05T07:40:25Z
dc.date 2022-05-05T07:40:25Z
dc.date 2014
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T08:50:14Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T08:50:14Z
dc.identifier 0305-750X
dc.identifier https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4041
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/89954
dc.description Natural forests and woodlands of the Eastern Arc Mountains (EAM) in Tanzania are under threat from deforestation and degradation. The estimated annual revenues from EAM hardwood for domestic use are USD 10 million in terms of planks, and twice as much when processed into furniture. Timber profits are largely captured by people whose livelihoods do not directly depend on other EAM ecosystem services. Market data, such as declining plank sizes and shifts to low-quality timber species, contain possible early warning signals of unsustainable hardwood harvesting. Policy recommendations include simplifying regulations for legal trade, developing sustainable financing, and increasing softwood supply.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.subject value-chain analysis
dc.subject sustainable harvesustainable
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.subject Africa
dc.subject forest ecosystem services
dc.subject timber
dc.title Market signals of unsustainable and inequitable forest extraction: assessing the value of illegal timber trade in the Eastern Arc mountains of Tanzania
dc.type Article


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