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Title: The case against environmental taxes for sustainable forestry

Abstract

A current argument related to causes of deforestation and environmental problems theorizes that the government owner practice of selling timber resources too cheaply creates many of the problems. Recommendations to stop forest depletion included economic rent and/or auctioning harvesting rights. The authors dispute the validity of insufficient taxation analysis on both theoretical and practical grounds. They propose that, under existing tenurial arrangements, increasing levies on timber extraction is more likely to aggrevate than mitigate forest depletion. The article uses a forest that is ecologically suitable for timber production and unsuitable for agriculture, and omits the value of nontimber products, to illustrate their position. Continuity of ownership and associated responsibilities throughout the production cycle are important to the authors presentation.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Office of the President, Manila (Philippines)
  2. Office of the Environment, Manila (Philippines)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6572687
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Forestry; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 91:4; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-1201
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; FORESTRY; GLOBAL ASPECTS; TAXES; DEFORESTATION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FORESTS; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TROPICAL REGIONS; MANAGEMENT; 290201* - Energy Planning & Policy- Economics- (1992-); 291000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Conservation

Citation Formats

Paris, R, and Ruzicka, I. The case against environmental taxes for sustainable forestry. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
Paris, R, & Ruzicka, I. The case against environmental taxes for sustainable forestry. United States.
Paris, R, and Ruzicka, I. 1993. "The case against environmental taxes for sustainable forestry". United States.
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abstractNote = {A current argument related to causes of deforestation and environmental problems theorizes that the government owner practice of selling timber resources too cheaply creates many of the problems. Recommendations to stop forest depletion included economic rent and/or auctioning harvesting rights. The authors dispute the validity of insufficient taxation analysis on both theoretical and practical grounds. They propose that, under existing tenurial arrangements, increasing levies on timber extraction is more likely to aggrevate than mitigate forest depletion. The article uses a forest that is ecologically suitable for timber production and unsuitable for agriculture, and omits the value of nontimber products, to illustrate their position. Continuity of ownership and associated responsibilities throughout the production cycle are important to the authors presentation.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6572687}, journal = {Journal of Forestry; (United States)},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1993}
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