Reducing consumer demand for forest products

Demand for tropical timber can be cut in a number of ways: a) the consumer in rich countries can be educated to seek alternatives; b) taxes can be used to restrict the timber trade and divert funds to protect forest or reforestation; c) a more consevative use of timber, through use of thin veneers and recycling, and d) a greater profit from sales made available to producer countries so that less is cut.