Authors: ​Thomas R. Waggener, Gerard F. Schreuder and Ivan L. Eastin ​IntroductionThis case study deals with the tropical hardwood producers of the Asian-Pacific region.  But since these countries must also be seen within the broader context or global-especially Pacific Rim – patterns of production, trade, and consumption of wood products, a total of twenty-four countries were […]

Author: ​Ivan Eastin ​Executive SummaryThe vast majority of tropical hardwood timber reserves are located in the developing regions of Southeast Asia, West Africa and South America.   Many of the countries in these regions, faced with a shortage of foreign exchange and a lack of capital for developing manufacturing facilities, regard their tropical forest reserves as a […]