Global Market Enhancement: ARTICLES
Africa • Asia & the Pacific • Europe • Latin America & the Caribbean
North America • Others

Africa
  1. A Review Of The Forestry Sector In Ghana. Donkor and Vlosky (pdf)
  2. Sawn Hardwood Markets 2002-2003. Mr. Michael Buckley, Wood Industry Consultant, World Hardwoods (pdf)
  3. 1997. Responses to Changes in Demand and Supply of forest products through improved marketing. H, Juslin and L. Lintu. 1997. XI World Forestry Congress:Vol 4, Topic 21, part 2. Antalaya, Turkey. 13 to 22 October 1997. FAO Forestry Department. (pdf)
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Asia & the Pacific
  1. 2008. An Overview of the Wood Product Import Sector in the United States With an Emphasis on Opportunmties for Sri Lankan Exporters. M.S. Thesis Presentation. Rangika Perera. 2 Apr 2008. Forest Products Development Center, LSU AgCenter, Louisiana State University. (pdf)
  2. 2007. Non-Timber Forest Products in Sri Lanka. R. Perera, R. Vlosky. Forest Products Society 61st International Convention. 11 June 2007. (pdf)
  3. 2007. NATURAFLEX (P) LIMITED. Bangalore. A new Ventures Finalist. (pdf)
  4. 2006. Global Trends in the forest products sector.
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Europe
  1. 2008. International Wood Market Developments. Ed Pepke. Presentation. European Institute for Wood Preservation Congress. 4-6 September 2008, Lausanne, Switzerland. (pdf)
  2. 2008. Global Trade of Wood and Paper Products. Ed Pepke. Presentation. Society of Wood Science and Technology Convention. 10-12 November 2008, Concepcion, Chile. (pdf of presentation) (pdf of background paper) (zip: data file)
  3. 2007. New European Wood Market: Shortage or Surplus? Ed. Pepke. Presentation. FEP General Assembly and European Parquet Congress. Malmo, Sweden, 8 June 2007. (pdf)
  4. 2007. Today's and tomorrow's timber resources: Can we sustainably meet rising demand? Ed Pepke. Presentation. Wood Futures Conference. 8 November 2007, London. (pdf)
  5. 2007. Mobilization of Wood Resources for Wood Products and Energy: Challenges for Sustainable Forest Management. Outcomes of UNECE/FAO and FAO Meetings. Ed Pepke and Sebastian Hetsch. Presentation. International Conference on Wood-based Bioenergy. LIGNA+Hannover, Germany, 17-18 May 2007. (pdf)
  6. 2007. Evolutions recentes et a moyen terme de la Ressource forestiere et des Marches de bois denergie. Ed Pepke. Presentation. Journee Technique du Resineux. 26 October 2007, Rochefort, France.
  7. 2006. Forest Products Markets & Trade in the UNECE Region. Dr. Ed Pepke. Presentation. Forest Products Marketing—from Principles to Practice. Balkan Training Workshop, April 2006. (pdf)
  8. 2005. Forest Products Market Interactions. Dr. Ed. Pepke. Presentation. Capacity Building in Sharing Forest and Market Information. Prague & Drtiny, Czech Republic, 25 October 2005. (pdf)
  9. 2004. Hardwood Markets in 2003-2005. Ed Pepke. Presentation. American Hardwood Export Council 12th Annual Convention. Venice, Italy. 20-22 October 2004.(pdf)
  10. 2001. Restructuring and Globalization of the Forest Industry: A review of Trends, Strategies and Theories. J. Sande. 2002.Department of Forest Sciences, Agricultural University of Norway. (pdf)
  11. 2001. Quality assurance for value-added wood producers in British Columbia. R. Kozak and T. Maness. 2001. Forest Products Journal. Madison: Jun 2001. Vol. 51, Iss. 6; p. 47 (9 pages) (pdf)
  12. 1998. Product and supplier factors affecting the purchasing of U.S. wood products in the United Kingdom. J. Guerin and R. Rice. 1998.Forest Products Journal. Madison: Jun 1998. Vol. 48, Iss. 6; p. 28 (9 pages) (pdf)
  13. Wood Raw Materials-Short term analysis and forecasts.Volker Sasse and Hakan Ekstrom. (pdf)
  14. Wood Raw Material Consumption on the Rise Despite Weak Global Economy.Mr. Hakan Ekstrom, President and Editor-in-Chief, Wood Resources International.(pdf
  15. European Sawn Softwood Markets. Mr. Antti Koskinen, Market Analyst, Jaakko Pöyry Consulting (pdf)
  16. Russian Sawn Softwood Markets. Dr. Nikolai Burdin,General Director OAO NIPIE Ilesprom
  17. Sawn Hardwood: Timber Committee forecasts. Mr. David Venables, European Director, American Hardwood Export Council(pdf)
  18. Tropical Hardwood Markets. Mr. Jean-Jacques Landrot, President, International Technical Tropical Timber Association.(pdf)
  19. Panels: Timber Committee Forecasts. Mr. Jorge Najera, Panels Expert, UNECE and FAO Timber Branch, Trade Development and Timber Division(pdf)
  20. A review of the European Particleboard Market. Mr. John Guerin, General Manager, Weyerhaeuser Darbo SAS(pdf)
  21. Pulp and paper Markets. Prof. Eduard L. Akim, PhD, Saint Petersburg State Technological University, All Russian Research Institute of Pulp and Paper Industry.(pdf)
  22. 2003. UNECE Timber Committee Market Discussions. 8th October 2003. Mr. Bernard de Galembert, Forest Director, Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI).(pdf)
  23. Global Forest Products Market and Resource Trends. Ed Pepke, Ph.D. Forest Products Marketing Specialist, Food and Agricultural Organization, UN Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva, Switzerland.(pdf)
  24. Value-added wood products markets: flooring. (pdf)
  25. Development of the forest sector in the nothern Europe. (pdf)
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Latin America and the Caribbean
  1. Participatory Forest Sector Economic Development: From Conceptual Framework to Application in Honduras. Richard Vlosky, Dunn, Chavez, Monroe, Shupe, Ashbaugh Vlosky.(pdf)
  2. Wood Products Marketing and Value-Added Opportunities in Latin America: A Focus on Brazil. Vlosky(pdf)
  3. 2002. Forest Clusters: A competitive Model for Latin-America. M. Bonita, F. Correa, P. Veijalainen, and H. Ahveninen 2002. Inter-American Development Bank, Sustainable Development Department, Environment Division. March 2002. (pdf)
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North America
  1. 2008. Crisis or Opportunity? Sustaining and strenghthening forest based industries in the Great Lakes region. Conference. 23-25 June 2008. Proceedings and Presentations. Great Lakes Forest Alliance, Inc. (website)
  2. 2008. Ontario’s Response to the Challenges Facing the Forest Products Industry. By Bill Kissick. (pdf)
  3. 2008. Menominee Tribal Enterprises. (pdf)
  4. 2008. The Forest Goes on Forever: The Connor Timber. Wisconsin Timber Associates (pdf)
  5. 2008. Investment in Lake States Timberland. Plum Creek: Growing Value from Exceptional Resources. Presentation: 24 June 2008. (pdf)
  6. 2008. U.S. Wood Products Imports with an Emphasis on Forest Certification. R. Perera, Richard Vlosky. Forest Product Society 62nd International Convention. 22-24 June 2008. (pdf)
  7. 2006. An economic review and outlook for the Canadian forest sector: 2006-2007. (pdf)
  8. 2003. Effects of global trade liberalization on U.S. forest products industries and trade: A computable general equilibrium analysis. J. Gan and S. Ganguli. 2003. Forest Products Journal. Madison: Apr 2003. Vol. 53, Iss. 4; p. 29 (7 pages) (pdf)
  9. 2003. How Globalization Affects the U.S. South’s Forest Industry. J. Siry, T. Harris, and S. Baldwin. 2003. Warnell School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA. Presntation at FPS 57th Annual Meeting, Seatle, WA, June 25, 2003. (http://www.forestprod.org/am03siry.pdf)(pdf)
  10. 2002. Global Effects of Accelerated Tariff Liberalization in the Forest Products Sector. S. Zhu, J. Buonigiorno, and D. Brook. 2002.United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Research Paper, March 2002. (pdf)
  11. 2002. Wood Products Marketing and Value-Added Opportunities. R. Vlosky. School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University. November 5, 2002. (pdf)
  12. 2000. Financial Trends in the Forest Products Industry. E. Lynn. 2000. Presentation to International Forest Products Marketing Conference Center for International Trade in Forest Products, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. November, 13 2000.(pdf)
  13. 1999. Fiscal Outlook for 1999. U.S. Forest Products Trade. R. Freese. 1999. Forest Products News Report. (pdf)
  14. 1999. Global Cycle Changes the Rules for U.S. Pulp and Paper. Industry Review. P. Ince. 1999. USDA Forest Service. PIMA’s North American Papermaker 81 (12):37-42. (pdf)
  15. 1997. A Blueprint for Forest Products Industry Economic Development. R. Vlosky. Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University. Presentation at Durango, Colorado. 1997.(pdf)
  16. 1993. Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products –Self-Help Suggestions for Rural Entrepreneurs, M. Thomas. 1993. USDA Forest Service, Agricultural Information Bulletin 666, Washington D.C., May 1993. (pdf)
  17. Global Outlook - Supply and Demand for Wood Products. Ed Pepke
  18. Flexible Networks as a Means to Enhance Rural Small Business Competitiveness. Chance and Vlosky. (pdf)
  19. Antecedent Group Affiliation: Determining the Importance as a Measure of Propensity to Participate in Inter-firm Collaborative Initiatives. Chance, Vlosky and Krishnan. (pdf)
  20. Value - Added Wood Products Trade. Mr. Pierre-Marie Desclos, Forest Products Consultant (pdf)
  21. Western Forest Products: Annual General Meeting. (pdf)
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Others
  1. 2010. Global Wood Markets: Consumption, Production and Trade. (pdf)
  2. 2009. Facts and Figures on FSC growth and markets. July 2009. (pdf)
  3. 2009. Global Trade of Wood Products. Ed Pepke. Presentation. International Flooring Conference. 26 March 2009, Changzhou, China (pdf)
  4. 2008. International Softwood Markets 2007-2009. Ed Pepke. Presentation. International Softwood Conference. 16-17 October 2008. Helsinki, Finland (pdf)
  5. 2008. International Wood Energy Market Developments. Ed Pepke. Presentation. Modern Wood Energy Systems and Markets. 16-17 September 2008. Timisoara, Romania. (pdf)
  6. 2008. Facts and Figures on FSC growth and markets. FSC info pack. Presentation, 25 Feb 2008. (pdf)
  7. 2006. International Softwood Markets: 2005-2007. Overview of market trends through 2005. Forecasts for 2006 and 2007. Dr. Ed Pepke. International Softwood Conference. Quebec, Canada, 19-20 October 2006
  8. 2006. The DLH group 2006 (pdf)
  9. 2005. Global Forest Products Market and Resource Trends. Presentation. Small Log Conference-Creating Capacity to Compete. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA. 1 April 2005. Dr. Ed Pepke. (pdf)
  10. 2003. Dhaliwas Announces Projects to Diversify Canada’s Wood Markets. Natural Resources Canada, 2003/24, April 11, 2003. (pdf)
  11. 2003. Forest Certification in Brazil: Trade and Environmental Enhancement. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro. P. May. 2003. (pdf)
  12. 2003. Think Local, Act Global. A. Maris. 2003. Think Tank, Resource, Jan-Feb 2003. (pdf)
  13. 2003. Global Performance in the Pulp & Paper Industry: An Overview. D. Roberts. 2003. CIBC World Markets. Presented at Currents Status at Maine’s Pulp & Paper Industry -Challenges, Strengths and Opportunities, Bangor, Amine, April 4, 2003. (pdf)
  14. 2002. Grow the marketsbefore growing the wood. M. Adams. 2002. ITTO Tropical Forest Update 12/4. (pdf)
  15. 2002. Markets for Forest Products. P F Olsen and Company Ltd, Roturua. January 2002.(pdf)
  16. 2002. Implications of Some Demographic Parameters for Asian Forest Products Markets Until 2050. H. Lachlan. 2002. Palmdale, Canterbury, New Zealand. (pdf)
  17. 2001. CINTAFOR. 2001. CINTAFOR 2001 Activity Summary. (pdf)
  18. 2001 Markets for Certified Forest Products. E. Rametsteiner.ECE/FAO Forest Products Annual Market Review, 2000-2001: Chapter 10. (pdf)
  19. 2000. Standards for Forest Products: Barriers or Gateways to Trade? J. Griffiths. ISO Bulletin, May 2000. (pdf)
  20. The Forestry Sector in Cote d'lvoire: Current Status and Policy Implications. Koudou and Vlosky. (pdf)
  21. Government Forest Policies in Cote d'lvoire. Koudou and Vlosky. (pdf)
  22. Sawn Softwood: Timber committee forecasts. Dr. Chris Gaston, Group Leader, Markets, Economics and Library, Forintek Canada Corp.(pdf)
  23. The Housing Market and Demand for Building Materials: Challenges and Opportunities. Al Schuler, USDA Forest Service, Princeton WV. (pdf)
  24. Value-added Wood Products, UNECE Timber Committee Market Discussions
  25. UNECE Timber Committee Market Discussions (pdf)
  26. Presentation SCA Group (pdf)
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