Forest land fund and the quality of the trade of wood products

Abstract

Maintenance and extension of forest area represent a major objective of the general strategy of environmental protection. In the same time, a rational exploitation of wood production is an essential component of the economic development of any country. In this context, the paper analyzes the evolution of forest areas in Romania and in other representative European countries. The economic contribution of wood products is comparatively analyzed in terms of the quality of the trade of such products, thus analyzing the ratio between the value of one imported tone and one exported tone wood product for several countries.