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Por una mayor transparencia en los mercados de maderas tropicales

El informe de la OIMT sobre el Mercado de Maderas Tropicales (MMT), producido por el Servicio de Información sobre el Mercado (SIM) de la OIMT, se publica quincenalmente en inglés con el fin de aumentar la transparencia en el mercado internacional de las maderas tropicales. El MMT describe las tendencias del mercado y brinda información actualizada sobre el comercio de todo el mundo, así como los precios indicativos de más de 400 productos de madera tropical y de valor agregado.

1-15 August 2011

Top story

Congo adopts Brazilian technology for monitoring forests 

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has adopted the technology developed by the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE), for satellite-based forest monitoring system.

The goal of the government of the DRC is to use the results to design and implement national forest policies.

DRC has the second largest tropical forest resource in the world, after Brazil. The operation and utilisation of the Brazilian satellite monitoring system has been promoted in several countries but the DRC is the first country to adopt the Brazilian technology.

Also in this issue

  • West African exporters concerned about year end market  prospects 
     
  • African manufactured product exports double  
     
  • Booming furniture sector in northeastern Brazil   
     
  • China’s trade in wood products records strong growth in the first half of 2011  
     
  • June plywood statistic show imports continued to increase  
     
  • Changes to the CE marking regime
     
  • EU SMEs largely unaware of EUTR issues   
     
  • US manufacturers shift attention to the home renovation sector

Data snapshot

 

Planted forest area brazil eucalyptus pine SFM

Source: ECA calculations from IMF (2009a) and IMF (2009b).

The economies of African countries have rebounded from the lows experienced during the global financial crisis period. According to the IMF and the most recently published African Economic Outlook, the average rate of growth of African countries rose to almost 5% in 2010, up from the 3% in 2009.

Political events in North Africa and uncertainty over the impact of the EU financial crisis and the global effect of the Japanese natural disaster could dampen the continent’s growth in 2011.

Assuming the global economy can withstand the possible shocks, Africa’s average growth is expected to increase further in 2012. The current economic recovery in Africa is welcome news as it will help alleviate the high level of unemployment in many countries.

For more see  http://www.africaneconomicoutlook.org/en/outlook/

 

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