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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Unavailability of timber resources

Unavailability of timber resources

  • Shortage of raw wood, lumber and cork

Broader

Shortage of natural resources
Excellent
Resource demands of the built environment
Presentable
Long-term shortage of inedible crude non-fuel materials
Unpresentable
Shortage of construction materials
Unpresentable

Narrower

Shortage of hardwood
Presentable
Shortage of firewood
Presentable
Wood, shaped or simply worked, shortage
Unpresentable
Scarce fencing material
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Instability of trade in wood, lumber and cork
Unpresentable
Underdevelopment of forestry industry
Yet to rate

Reduced by

Storms
Presentable
Illegal tropical timber trade
Presentable

Strategy

Monitoring timber production
Presentable
Instituting integrated forest management
Presentable
Using available timber resources
Yet to rate

Value

Unavailability
Yet to rate
Shortage
Yet to rate

Reference

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: Timber Trends and Prospects for North America
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: European Timber Trends and Prospects to the Year 2000 and Beyond

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #7: Affordable and Clean EnergySustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced Inequality

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Industry » Timber
  • Resources » Resources
  • Societal problems » Scarcity
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E1372
    DOCID
    11513720
    D7NID
    148239
    Editing link
    Official link
    https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/unavailability-timber-resources
    Last update
    May 19, 2022