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Certified Tropical Timber and Consumer Behaviour

The Impact of a Certification Scheme for Tropical Timber from Sustainable Forest Management on German Demand

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Authors:
  1. Karl Ludwig Brockmann

    1. Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany

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  2. Jens Hemmelskamp

    1. Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany

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  3. Olav Hohmeyer

    1. Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany

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Part of the book series: Environmental and Resource Economics (3411)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Karl Ludwig Brockmann, Jens Hemmelskamp, Olav Hohmeyer
      Pages 1-5

  3. General Conditions for Tropical Timber Certification

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Concepts of Sustainability and the Design of a Certification Scheme for Tropical Timber

      • Karl Ludwig Brockmann, Jens Hemmelskamp, Olav Hohmeyer
      Pages 9-14

    3. Effectiveness and Efficiency of a Certification Scheme Aimed at Protecting Tropical Rain Forests

      • Karl Ludwig Brockmann, Jens Hemmelskamp, Olav Hohmeyer
      Pages 15-17

    4. Certification and Tropical Timber Supply

      • Karl Ludwig Brockmann, Jens Hemmelskamp, Olav Hohmeyer
      Pages 18-22

    5. Environmental Labels and Consumer Behaviour

      • Karl Ludwig Brockmann, Jens Hemmelskamp, Olav Hohmeyer
      Pages 23-38

  4. Basic Scenarios for a Certified Tropical Timber Market in the Federal Republic of Germany

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-41
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    2. Definitions, Database and Data Processing

      • Karl Ludwig Brockmann, Jens Hemmelskamp, Olav Hohmeyer
      Pages 42-45

    3. Distribution of Tropical Timber in the Federal Republic of Germany

      • Karl Ludwig Brockmann, Jens Hemmelskamp, Olav Hohmeyer
      Pages 46-59

    4. Trend Analysis and Basic Scenarios

      • Karl Ludwig Brockmann, Jens Hemmelskamp, Olav Hohmeyer
      Pages 60-93

  5. Extended Scenarios for a Certified Tropical Timber Market under Different Supply and Demand Constellations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-103
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    2. Theoretical Foundations

      • Karl Ludwig Brockmann, Jens Hemmelskamp, Olav Hohmeyer
      Pages 104-119

    3. Extended Scenarios for Individual Submarkets

      • Karl Ludwig Brockmann, Jens Hemmelskamp, Olav Hohmeyer
      Pages 120-131

    4. Extended Scenarios of the Aggregate Timber Market

      • Karl Ludwig Brockmann, Jens Hemmelskamp, Olav Hohmeyer
      Pages 132-139

    5. Conclusions

      • Karl Ludwig Brockmann, Jens Hemmelskamp, Olav Hohmeyer
      Pages 140-143

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 145-178
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Boycotting tropical timber reduces its economic value and provides an incentive to burn down forests, making them available for subsequent agricultural use or livestock farming. In contrast, a certification scheme for sustainably produced timber (tropical or non-tropical) protects the forests by raising their economic value. Examined here the impact of a certification scheme on German demand for tropical timber. A partial-equilibrium model is developed for the German tropical timber market as a whole as well as for five important submarkets representing 50% of the total demand. The results reveal that a credible certification scheme can induce a significant expansion of demand for sustainably produced tropical timber. This holds true for a scheme restricted to Germany as well as for an OECD-wide approach.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany

    Karl Ludwig Brockmann, Jens Hemmelskamp, Olav Hohmeyer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Certified Tropical Timber and Consumer Behaviour

  • Book Subtitle: The Impact of a Certification Scheme for Tropical Timber from Sustainable Forest Management on German Demand

  • Authors: Karl Ludwig Brockmann, Jens Hemmelskamp, Olav Hohmeyer

  • Series Title: Environmental and Resource Economics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51735-8

  • Publisher: Physica Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Physica-Verlag Heidelberg 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-0955-8Published: 10 July 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-51735-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 178

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Economics, general, Environmental Economics

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