Adrian Whiteman , Forestry Officer (Sector Studies)
Christopher Brown, FAO Consultant
Gary Bull, FAO Consultant
Forestry Policy and Planning Division, Rome
July 1999
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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE REPORT
2. FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS
3. GLOBAL SUPPLY AND DEMAND analysis
3.1 Global supply and demand at a glance
3.2 Supply and demand for industrial wood and wood products by region
3.3 Supply and demand for industrial forest products by product category
3.4 Trade in industrial forest products
3.5 The supply and demand for wood fuel
4. MAIN GLOBAL MARKET POTENTIALS
5. major driving forces and challenges for THE FUTURE
6. THE future availability and management of forest RESOURCES for wood production
7. the future for forest product processing, marketing and trade
ANNEX 1: PROJECTIONS OF WOOD FUEL CONSUMPTION
ANNEX 2: SUPPLY AND DEMAND PROJECTIONS BY WORLD BANK OPERATIONAL REGIONS