Promoting better logging practices in tropical forests: A simulation analysis of alternative regulations
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Boscolo, M; Vincent, JR
Published in: Land Economics
January 1, 2000
Standard recommendations for improving logging practices in tropical forests include lengthening concession agreements, making concessions renewable, and requiring concessionaires to deposit performance bonds. In this paper we investigate the likely effectiveness of these recommendations by using a simulation model of a Malaysian rainforest. We focus on two classes of decisions faced by loggers: which logging technology to adopt and whether or not to comply with prescribed diameter cutting limits. We predict the impact of alternative regulations on these decisions and on the resulting economic and environmental outcomes. Renewability conditions and performance bonds emerge as potent instruments for improving logger behavior.
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0023-7639
Publication Date
January 1, 2000
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76
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1
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1 / 14
Related Subject Headings
- Agricultural Economics & Policy
- 1402 Applied Economics
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Boscolo, M., & Vincent, J. R. (2000). Promoting better logging practices in tropical forests: A simulation analysis of alternative regulations. Land Economics, 76(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.2307/3147253
Boscolo, M., and J. R. Vincent. “Promoting better logging practices in tropical forests: A simulation analysis of alternative regulations.” Land Economics 76, no. 1 (January 1, 2000): 1–14. https://doi.org/10.2307/3147253.
Boscolo M, Vincent JR. Promoting better logging practices in tropical forests: A simulation analysis of alternative regulations. Land Economics. 2000 Jan 1;76(1):1–14.
Boscolo, M., and J. R. Vincent. “Promoting better logging practices in tropical forests: A simulation analysis of alternative regulations.” Land Economics, vol. 76, no. 1, Jan. 2000, pp. 1–14. Scopus, doi:10.2307/3147253.
Boscolo M, Vincent JR. Promoting better logging practices in tropical forests: A simulation analysis of alternative regulations. Land Economics. 2000 Jan 1;76(1):1–14.
Published In
Land Economics
DOI
ISSN
0023-7639
Publication Date
January 1, 2000
Volume
76
Issue
1
Start / End Page
1 / 14
Related Subject Headings
- Agricultural Economics & Policy
- 1402 Applied Economics