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The forest ecological footprint distribution of Chinese log imports


The forest ecological footprint distribution of Chinese log imports

In this study, an ecological footprint model is used to measure the forest impact embodied by Chinese log imports from 1995 to 2007.

The forest ecological footprint distribution of Chinese log imports

Despite that the log import has increased the forest ecological footprint from Europe, those from Oceania and Asia, and Africa were less ...

The forest ecological footprint distribution of Chinese log imports

Chinese log demand continues to rely more on domestic supplies. Despite that the log import has increased the forest ecological footprint from Europe, those ...

The forest ecological footprint distribution of Chinese log imports

By Ying Nie, Chunyi Ji and Hongqiang Yang; Abstract: Since 1998 China has been the world's second major timber importing country, which raised a concern ...

Forestry ecological footprint in China during 1973–2003

Changes in Chinese import and export structures have led to the growth of net import of many natural resources (Chen and Yang, 2005; Hu et al., 2006) , which ...

Impacts of China's log Import on the Ecological Sustainability of ...

Most of the source countries have safe forest ecological states due to their huge forest bio-capacity, although China's log import has increased ...

China's ecological footprint via biomass import and consumption is ...

In 2017, China was the world's largest biomass consumer, consuming approximately 1.75 petagrams of carbon per year, projected to rise by 317.6% by 2050.

China's International Wood Trade - Forest Trends

The comparatively slow growth in hardwood log imports, in contrast to sawnwood, woodchips, and softwood logs, may be due to more countries ...

China's forest footprint: time for action on the ground - LoggingOff

Forest defenders claim that China has simply shifted logging from home to abroad, at a high cost to the environment and local livelihoods. It is ...

Original Countries Structure of Chinese Log Import Demand:Based ...

The forest ecological footprint distribution of Chinese log imports · Ying NieChunyi JiHongqiang Yang. Environmental Science, Economics. 2010. 16 Citations. Add ...

china ecological footprint report

Generally, the non-carbon component of China's Ecological Footprint is sustained by domestic ecosystems. However, the uneven distribution of biocapacity in ...

Research on the Transfer of Forest Ecological Stress Embodied in ...

First evaluate the ecological footprint embodied in China's log imports from 1995 to 2010, and then introduce the model of ecological tension index to assess ...

China's global forest footprint: a tropical timber trade governance ...

While China's leadership has received accolades for a ban on commercial logging in its own natural forest, the country still imports vast amount ...

China's Wood Market, Trade and the Environment - image

larger ecological footprint in the form of migratory logging and ... China's wood imports will represent the forest footprint of end-consumers in other.

Sustainability of Forest Development in China from the Perspective ...

The illegal logging trade (ILT) is considered one of the major causes of global deforestation and ecological unsustainability.

Report Name:Imports Buoyed by Softwood Log Demand

However, a ban on commercial logging of natural forests limits the supply of high-quality timber and pushes China to import large volumes of ...

Report on Ecological Footprint in China - Asian Scientist Magazine

China partially covers its ecological deficit by importing natural resources from other countries around the world, but many of these have ecological deficits ...

Ecological Footprint and Sustainable Consumption in China

If there is a biocapacity deficit, the extra resource use must therefore come from trade, whether within countries or through imports from other countries, or ...

Tracking Carbon Emissions across the Wood Product Supply Chain:

the carbon emissions associated with the imports of wood products in California and China. Our novel approach introduces a methodology that captures ...

A Powerful Footprint | WWF - Forests Forward

As the world's second largest timber consumer, China has a significant impact on the global forest products trade, and as a result, ...