Response: Depletion and degradation are not the same

Journal Article · Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1993 · Journal of Forestry; (United States)

OSTI ID:6586641

Vincent, J R ^[1]

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1. Harvard Institute for International Development, Cambridge, MA (United States)

This article responses to the Case against Environmental Taxes for Sustainable Forestry. The author points out that in the previous article the implications of continuity of ownership and associate responsibilities are obscured by not clearly distinguishing timber-related depletion costs from nontimber environmental costs. Because the environmental effects of tropical logging are externalities, some type of public policy is neccessary to ensure that private actions coincide with socially optimal behavior. Environmental taxes may not be the only policy action available though.

• OSTI ID: 6586641
• Journal Information: Journal of Forestry; (United States), Vol. 91:4; ISSN 0022-1201
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
TAXES
FORESTRY
GLOBAL ASPECTS
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
TROPICAL REGIONS
PUBLIC POLICY
BEHAVIOR
DEFORESTATION
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
FORESTS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
MANAGEMENT
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