This paper provides a comparative analysis on the transition of economies in Russia and China in relation to their adopted economic and political reforms as well as the correlation on the forests, society and the environment of these two regions. Among the different aspects considered as basis of...

This book introduces new research results in ten articles by fourteen scientists from nine countries in five continents. A multilevel and multidisciplinary research approach was adopted in analysing forest transition and deforestation issues. The article by Palo, M. [See Global prospects on...

A general theoretical framework on deforestation and forest transition is presented followed by empirical evidence from China. Relative scarcities of food, timber and environmental goods resulting from both population and economic growth are believed to be the most fundamental causes of forest...

This paper presents and analyses the updated status of China's forest sector and its progress towards the market economy. A general view of the status of forest resources, the environment, forest industries and trade are outlined. The institutions and policy reform towards a market economy in the ...

This is an introductory chapter to the book, which addresses the acute challenges of sustainable forest management with emphasis on the developing countries. Sustainability is analysed primarily as being an opposite phenomenon to deforestation. A multilevel approach is adopted in order to take into ...

This book addresses global and regional issues concerning the world's forests, societies and the environment from an independent and non-governmental point of view. Part 1 of this volume contains an analysis of the ongoing globalization processes of forests, societies and the environment. Part 2...

This executive summary presents, in brief, the spectrum of ideas about World Forests, Society and Environment collected in three volumes of the World Forests series published from 1999 to 2001. The purpose of the series was to disseminate research-based reviews of globally relevant forest issues...

This paper examines the present conditions and future potentials of the Russian forest industries. The severity of the current crisis is illustrated by relating the recent decline in production of the Russian forest industries to the production declines caused by the Second World War. Figures are...

The assessment of the "total economic value" of forests is complicated by the fact that forests play an important role in many aspects of human wellbeing. Forest products such as paper and pulp continue to be important goods on the world markets. Forests also provide ecoservices, such as...

This article reviews the causes and possible consequences of the internationalization process of forest industries. The term internationalization is understood here as the general process whereby firms activate their transnational operations, be they acquisitions from abroad, buy-outs, mergers, or...