PUBLIC FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES: TIMBER PRODUCTION, EXTERNALITIES, AND AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION
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Date of publication
December 1998
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AGRIS:US2012211451
A dynamic model of deforestation and agricultural expansion in the Philippines is developed to elucidate the economic factors driving current land use trends and determine the efficacy of prevailing public forest management regulations. Optimization results are interpreted to show potential gains and intervention areas to improved national forest resource management.
