Abstract

LOURO, Graça; REGO, Francisco; MONTEIRO, Maria  and  MACHADO, Henrique. Forest Based Chains: a Sector Analysis. Silva Lus. [online]. 2013, vol.21, n.Especial, pp.01-19. ISSN 0870-6352.

In this study we highlight the importance of Portuguese forests based chains in relation to the theory of ecosystem services. Moreover, we characterize the chains of wood and wooden furniture, of pulp paper and paperboard and of cork, in terms of their productive structure, production flows and markets. We point out as well the renewed interest in resin products and respective chain. We also consider as macroeconomic relevant, both at regional and national level, the economic activities based on chestnuts and pine nuts which only recently are regarded as integrated chains, from raw material up to the end product. In addition, we analyse the biomass for energy according to the new context of this chain, associated to the mitigation of climate change and to the reducing of wildfire risk. We underline as well other services/products of forest ecosystems for their importance in a sector analysis approach, namely the ones associated to holm oak, carbon economy and nature conservation. We also refer the macroeconomic relevance of the forest sector in terms of national balance sheet, international markets and job creation.

Keywords : forest biomass; forest chains; cork; wood; market.

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