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<p>This analysis aims to identify the potential of bio-diplomacy focused on forestry resources in Latvia. As the resources are scarce, small states must calibrate their foreign policy to gain a global vision by offering strategic products or services. In order to identify this potential, there are employed the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) analytical methods. The results indicate that economy, climate and environmental and social factors are the most important elements to be considered. The most important driving forces for using forestry resources for bio-diplomacy are demand, volume and renewal.</p>
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This analysis aims to identify the potential of bio-diplomacy focused on forestry resources in Latvia. As the resources are scarce, small states must calibrate their foreign policy to gain a global vision by offering strategic products or services. In order to identify this potential, there are employed the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) analytical methods. The results indicate that economy, climate and environmental and social factors are the most important elements to be considered. The most important driving forces for using forestry resources for bio-diplomacy are demand, volume and renewal.

To Be, or Not to Be – the Question of Forestry Resources in Bio-Diplomacy

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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This analysis aims to identify the potential of bio-diplomacy focused on forestry resources in Latvia. As the resources are scarce, small states must calibrate...

To Be, or Not to Be – the Question of Forestry Resources in Bio-Diplomacy

Online veröffentlicht: 30. Dez. 2021

Seitenbereich: 1337 - 1346

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2021-0101

Schlüsselwörter
Bio-diplomacy, forestry, foreign, policy

© 2021 Signe Gerinovica et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

To Be, or Not to Be – the Question of Forestry Resources in Bio-Diplomacy

Online veröffentlicht: 30. Dez. 2021

Seitenbereich: 1337 - 1346

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2021-0101

SchlüsselwörterBio-diplomacy, forestry, foreign, policy

© 2021 Signe Gerinovica et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
Bio-diplomacy, forestry, foreign, policy