Estimation of costs and benefits of the community rainforest reforestation program in North Queensland

J C Eono; Steve R Harrison

doi:10.1016/S0313-5926(02)50019-9

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Estimation of costs and benefits of the community rainforest reforestation program in North Queensland

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Estimation of costs and benefits of the community rainforest reforestation program in North Queensland

J C Eono and Steve R Harrison

Economic Analysis and Policy, Vol.32(2), pp.69-89

2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0313-5926(02)50019-9

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rainforest

North Queensland

reforestation program

This paper reports the experiences in a study designed to estimate the total economic value of a reforestation program in North Queensland. The Community Rainforest Reforestation Program was commenced in 1993, with stated objectives relating to timber production, protection of degraded land, improvement in water quality and workforce training. The various perceived cost and benefit contributions of this program have been identified with the aid of surveys of landholders and local government. Estimates have been derived of program costs and, where possible, of the level of benefits within identified categories. On the basis of this analysis, the CRRP appears to be marginally justifiable in economic terms. Within the resources available for the study, some program benefits could not be valued, including the 'social healing' value following the bitter local controversy over World Heritage listing, and the research value gained from growing a wide variety of species of high-quality tropical rainforest timbers in plantations. © 2002 Economic Society of Australia (Queensland) Inc.

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Title: Estimation of costs and benefits of the community rainforest reforestation program in North Queensland
Authors: J C Eono (Author) - Queensland Government Environment Protection Agency
Steve R Harrison (Author) - University of Queensland
Publication details: Economic Analysis and Policy, Vol.32(2), pp.69-89
Publisher: Economic Society of Australia Inc.
Date published: 2002
DOI: 10.1016/S0313-5926(02)50019-9
ISSN: 0313-5926
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450353802621
Output Type: Journal article

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