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Question
Discuss how the changes in forest management in the colonial period affected the following groups of people:
Firms trading in timber/forest produce
Solution
The effect of changes in forest management in the colonial period on —
Firms trading in timber/forest produces: Trade was conducted under complete government regulation. The British administration gave European firms the sole rights to trade in forest products of certain areas. This was a huge profit-making step for firms trading in timber/forest produce.
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