The first aim of this project is to make a multiclient study on the most important international trade flows of forest products during 1983-1996 with respective trends. The identification of these flows will be decided in consultation with relevant potential clients, DG's of European Commission and a few consulting companies.
The second aim is to respond to the forthcoming demand by consulting companies and other clients and produce individually tailored sets of data and maps on trade flows by quantities, values and unit values.
The third aim is to provide EFI and WFSE with relevant data and maps in support of their other ongoing activities as well as to continuously update and maintain the database (and possibly expand the coverage to include 1961-1982 data). With adequately accumulated operational experience a proper research plan could be made to further develop additional products based on the database.
The following publications deal with forest trade flow data:
EFI Discussion paper 3, EFI Discussion paper 4, EFI Technical Report 8 and EFI Research Report 16.
More information at the project website: http://www.iufro.org/science/special/wfse/ (last visited 24.7.2018)