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StAte oF the World s Forests 200962 demand for wood products is one of the main drivers of investment in forest management. Although short-term market changes influence individual decision-making, long-term changes in demand have a greater influence on investments in forestry and forest industry at the aggregate level. This chapter projects some of the long-term changes in the demand for wood products (based on FAO, 2008c).drivers oF ChAngeThe main factors affecting long-term Global demand for wood products include: Demographic changes: the world s population is projected to increase from billion in 2005 to billion in 2020 and billion in 2030. Continued economic growth: Global GDP increased from about US$16 trillion in 1970 to US$47 trillion in 2005 (at 2005 prices and exchange rates) and is projected to grow to almost US$100 trillion by 2030 (Figure 50). Regional shifts: developed economies accounted for most of the GDP in the period 1970 2005.
increase in wood production, mainly in eucalyptus and other hardwood species. The differences between Scenarios 1 and 2 are small, as additional planted area in Scenario 2 may not ... convert natural forest to fast-growing plantations. Certification and public-purchasing policies are likely to become more important for exporters of tropical wood
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