The globalisation of economies and the emergence of a powerful multi-national corporate sector will result in significant shifts in the geographic locations, types and intensities of forest use. Governments will increasingly need to apply their resources to creating the optimal policy environment...
A lower percentage of product value is invested in research in the forest sector than in many other sectors of the economy. Moreover, while it has been possible to reach a stable funding environment for research in some parts of the sector - notably in forest products - other aspects of forestry ...
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Hunter, I.
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[Changing patterns of research funding: threat or opportunity for research on forests. Discussion paper on Mobilising resources for forest research]
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Changing patterns of research funding: threat or opportunity for research on forests. Discussion paper on Mobilising resources for forest research
Forestry is no longer just about ensuring sustained supplies of timber, non-timber products and wildlife, today a much wider range of local, regional and global values influence decisions on how to manage forests. Forests are central to debate on climatic change, water management and biodiversity...