Assessment of the carbon footprint of rubberwood sawmilling in Peninsular Malaysia: challenging the green label of the material
Rubberwood is an important wood resource for the wood-based industry in Malaysia and the neighboring countries in the Southeast Asian region. Many studies have been conducted to assess rubberwood’s properties and economic viability for value-added wood products manufacturing. However, information on...
| Main Authors: | Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Ramasamy, Geetha, Ioras, Florin, Parasuraman, Neelakandan |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University
2017
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60948/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60948/1/Assessment%20of%20the%20carbon%20footprint%20of%20rubberwood%20sawmilling%20in%20Peninsular%20Malaysia%20challenging%20the%20green%20label%20of%20the%20material.pdf |
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