Post by Trade facilitator on Jul 17, 2016 12:50:08 GMT 1
An indicator for Criterion 6: Maintenance and Enhancement of Long-Term Multiple Socioeconomic Benefits To Meet the Needs of Societies
What is the indicator and why is it important?
For many countries, international trade is a significant factor in commercial use of forests. Exports are, in some cases, a significant source of value for regional and national economies. Imports may either supplement or be a substitute for production from domestic sources. The values and volumes of wood product exports and imports are important because of the increasing importance of global markets in determining prices in domestic markets, the sustainable use of domestic resources, and the profitability of domestic industries.
What does the indicator show, and what has changed since 2003?
The value of 12 types of exported nonwood forest products (fig. 31-1) increased from $332 to $457 million between 2003 and 2007 (all values adjusted for inflation and reported in 2005 dollars). The value of imports of the same products decreased from $757 to $650 million between 2003 and 2007. Export values may be underestimated as discussed below.
The nonwood forest products included in U.S. export data have long traditions of trade. Products that have become important in export markets recently include wild edible fungi, mosses, and lichens. For some species a distinction in data exists between wild and cultivated species. Pecans and cranberries are mostly cultivated. Blueberries and ginseng maintain separate trade markets for wild and cultivated crops, with the wild crop being smaller and more valuable per unit of production. Some exports such as American matsutake (Tricholoma magnivelare), appear to arise more from international demand than from U.S. marketing efforts.
Source: www.fs.fed.us/research/sustain/criteria-indicators/indicators/indicator-631.php
What is the indicator and why is it important?
For many countries, international trade is a significant factor in commercial use of forests. Exports are, in some cases, a significant source of value for regional and national economies. Imports may either supplement or be a substitute for production from domestic sources. The values and volumes of wood product exports and imports are important because of the increasing importance of global markets in determining prices in domestic markets, the sustainable use of domestic resources, and the profitability of domestic industries.
What does the indicator show, and what has changed since 2003?
The value of 12 types of exported nonwood forest products (fig. 31-1) increased from $332 to $457 million between 2003 and 2007 (all values adjusted for inflation and reported in 2005 dollars). The value of imports of the same products decreased from $757 to $650 million between 2003 and 2007. Export values may be underestimated as discussed below.
The nonwood forest products included in U.S. export data have long traditions of trade. Products that have become important in export markets recently include wild edible fungi, mosses, and lichens. For some species a distinction in data exists between wild and cultivated species. Pecans and cranberries are mostly cultivated. Blueberries and ginseng maintain separate trade markets for wild and cultivated crops, with the wild crop being smaller and more valuable per unit of production. Some exports such as American matsutake (Tricholoma magnivelare), appear to arise more from international demand than from U.S. marketing efforts.
Source: www.fs.fed.us/research/sustain/criteria-indicators/indicators/indicator-631.php
