How do the Chinese Enterprises Respond to the International Trade Demands for Legal Forest Products?

The regulations on illegal logging issued by EU, USA and Australia etc. affect the international forest product trade which includes China. Based on the questionnaire survey, stakeholder' s interview and field investigation, the paper analyses the Chinese enterprises ' response to the trade demand of international legal forest products including the awareness, impact, market demands, measures, challenges and also the policy proposed to respond to demands of international legal forest product trade. The results indicate that there are still many challenges and difficulties for Chinese companies to meet the demands, and it is necessary to provide more support from the policy, technique, administration and capacity building. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]