Guld eller gröna skogar? De samhällsekonomiska konsekvenserna av att prioritera biologisk mångfald i det svenska skogsbruket
(2023) NEKH03 20231Department of Economics
- Abstract
- This paper aims to determine the economic consequences of prioritizing biodiversity in Swedish forestry. Biodiversity loss is a pressing issue in both Sweden and Europe in general, and forestry is one of its main drivers. Therefore, it is highly relevant to estimate the impact on the economy of transitioning towards a more ecologically sustainable forestry. This paper investigates the direct effects on revenues and costs in Swedish forestry within the framework of a socio-economic analysis. The calculations are based on the analysis "Skogliga konsekvensanalyser 2022" conducted by the Swedish authority Skogsstyrelsen. Further research is needed to estimate the indirect economic benefits of prioritizing biodiversity in the forestry business.... (More)
- This paper aims to determine the economic consequences of prioritizing biodiversity in Swedish forestry. Biodiversity loss is a pressing issue in both Sweden and Europe in general, and forestry is one of its main drivers. Therefore, it is highly relevant to estimate the impact on the economy of transitioning towards a more ecologically sustainable forestry. This paper investigates the direct effects on revenues and costs in Swedish forestry within the framework of a socio-economic analysis. The calculations are based on the analysis "Skogliga konsekvensanalyser 2022" conducted by the Swedish authority Skogsstyrelsen. Further research is needed to estimate the indirect economic benefits of prioritizing biodiversity in the forestry business. The paper finds that both the total net root value and profit are expected to decrease significantly when prioritizing biodiversity, compared to the continuation of today's forestry model. However, the decrease is much larger around the period of 2035 than in the longer run. Furthermore, the volume-weighted differences in revenues and costs are generally small, highlighting the importance of the amount of felling for each scenario and time period regarding the economic consequences. (Less)
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- author
- Vinberg, Nadja LU and Löthman, Lydia
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- NEKH03 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Biologisk mångfald, skogsbruk, hyggesfritt skogsbruk, rotnettovärde, samhällsekonomisk konsekvensanalys
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9123015
- date added to LUP
- 2024-01-22 15:48:46
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