TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shashi Kant and Alavalapati, Janaki R.R. (Ed)
TI  - Handbook of forest resource economics
SN  - 9780415623247
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Routledge, Oxon
KW  - Forest economics; Timber; Natural resource; Forest ecology
N2  - It is increasingly recognized that the economic value of forests is not merely the production of timber. Forests provide other key ecosystem services, such as being sinks for greenhouse gases, hotspots of biodiversity, tourism and recreation. They are also vitally important in preventing soil erosion and controlling water supplies, as well as providing non-timber forest products and supporting the livelihoods of many local people
ER  -