Modeling the effects of a log export ban in Indonesia

Because enforcement of forestry law has become extremely difficult in Indonesia, a ban on export of logs has been suggested as a means of controlling over-harvest and illegal logging. A model of a log export ban can help us visualize its effects on the forestry sector. The model consists of simplifi...

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Main Author: Dudley, R.G.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2004
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19031
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description Because enforcement of forestry law has become extremely difficult in Indonesia, a ban on export of logs has been suggested as a means of controlling over-harvest and illegal logging. A model of a log export ban can help us visualize its effects on the forestry sector. The model consists of simplified overviews of the wood processing sector, demand - price feedback loops, forest standing stock and log availability, log harvest capacity, and log exports. It examines important feedbacks that must be understood if the potential costs and benefits of a log export ban are to be properly considered. Although some scenarios can help reduce log harvests to sustainable levels, others encourage expansion of small domestic milling capacity leading to increased log harvests. Excess domestic milling capacity added during a log export ban may continue to operate even after a log export ban is lifted. For a log export ban to be an effective tool in combating over-harvest and illegal harvest, limits must also be placed on possible increases in domestic milling and logging capacity.
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spelling CGSpace190312025-01-24T14:20:28Z Modeling the effects of a log export ban in Indonesia Dudley, R.G. exports timber forestry policies effects models illicit logging Because enforcement of forestry law has become extremely difficult in Indonesia, a ban on export of logs has been suggested as a means of controlling over-harvest and illegal logging. A model of a log export ban can help us visualize its effects on the forestry sector. The model consists of simplified overviews of the wood processing sector, demand - price feedback loops, forest standing stock and log availability, log harvest capacity, and log exports. It examines important feedbacks that must be understood if the potential costs and benefits of a log export ban are to be properly considered. Although some scenarios can help reduce log harvests to sustainable levels, others encourage expansion of small domestic milling capacity leading to increased log harvests. Excess domestic milling capacity added during a log export ban may continue to operate even after a log export ban is lifted. For a log export ban to be an effective tool in combating over-harvest and illegal harvest, limits must also be placed on possible increases in domestic milling and logging capacity. 2004 2012-06-04T09:09:03Z 2012-06-04T09:09:03Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19031 en Dudley, R.G. 2004. Modeling the effects of a log export ban in Indonesia . System Dynamics Review 20 (2) :99-116.
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timber
forestry policies
effects
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illicit logging
Dudley, R.G.
Modeling the effects of a log export ban in Indonesia
title Modeling the effects of a log export ban in Indonesia
title_full Modeling the effects of a log export ban in Indonesia
title_fullStr Modeling the effects of a log export ban in Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed Modeling the effects of a log export ban in Indonesia
title_short Modeling the effects of a log export ban in Indonesia
title_sort modeling the effects of a log export ban in indonesia
topic exports
timber
forestry policies
effects
models
illicit logging
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