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11 Investing in Global and International Settings
Pages 156-164

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... ~ ': .~1 . i.: ::` A: I: Investing in Global and International Settings INTRODUCTION Nonfederal forests of the United States are part of larger biological, economic, and political systems throughout the world.
From page 157...
... The trade deficit in forest products in the United States is modest. In terms of net trade in roundwood equivalents in 1989, the United States imported 55 million cubic meters more than it exported (Brooks 1993~.
From page 158...
... Congress 1991, Schmidheiny 1992, Brooks 1993, World Resources Institute 1996~. INTERNATIONAL ACCORDS Environmental Agreements The United States has recognized a number of international agreements that have implications for the use and management of nonfederal forests.
From page 159...
... Trade agreements generally discourage subsidies and in some cases provide for countervailing duties for their continued use (USDA Forest Service 1994~. The Uruguay negotiations of GATT also call for tightening of regulations in which export of unprocessed logs can be banned only in conjunction with restricting exports of processed forestry products.
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... . world markets offer the United States an opportunity to sustain a positive balance of trade in forest products" (U.S.
From page 161...
... Warmer temperatures could enhance net accumulation of carbon in cooler climates and increase respiratory losses disproportionately in already warm climates. Potential changes in water availability resulting from changing temperature patterns could easily alter the carbon balances of many ecosystems to a greater degree than temperature changes themselves.
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... Large intact temperate coniferous forests of the United States and Canadian Rockies provide important connections for woodland caribou and large carnivores from source areas in Canada to population sink areas in the United States. Intact forests in the northeastern and southeastern United States provide important nesting habitat for neotropical migrants that winter in Mexico and Central America.
From page 163...
... This recommendation points to the following specific recommendations: · Federal policies and programs for nonfederal forests should be consistent with international environmental and trade agreements to which the United States is a party. · The United States should advance scientific understanding of the role of forests, and nonfederalforests in particular, in mitigating global pollutants and climate change.


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