%0 Journal Article %@ 1060-5851 %A Backman, C.A. %D 1995 %F iiasa:4308 %I Taylor & Francis %J Post Soviet Geography %N 5 %P 310-322 %R 10.1080/10605851.1995.10640995 %T The Russian forest sector: Production, consumption, and export prospects %U https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/4308/ %V 36 %X The forest sector of Russia is described at the country level of detail, including a description of the growth of the forest resource over time and of the historical utilization of the forest resource, with a focus on the shares of output allocated for domestic consumption and for export. The resource available for the future then is presented in terms of economic accessibility. Longer-term export opportunities are identified using a scenario analysis generated by the Russian Forest Sector Assessment Model. 14 figures, 12 references.