FORESTRY
FOREST POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
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Question
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What is a positive economic impact of deforestation in PNG?
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palm oil companies provide health cover for 30, 000+ employees
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over US $180, 000 spent by palm oil company on improving infrastructure, education
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jobs (2x minimum wage) for 160, 000 rural communities
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all of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The positive consequences of deforestation Governments are able to build roads to make trade and transport easier and therefore more convenient to residents. Deforestation can also mean the conversion of forest land to productive land for agricultural uses.
Detailed explanation-2: -The private net benefits of deforestation are equal to the value of returns from agriculture minus the value of forgone future forest production. Future forest production includes timber that could be sold, as well as goods consumed directly from forest products (i.e., nontimber forest products).
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