Trade-offs among competing uses of a Malaysian forested catchments

Shahwahid H. O. Mohd, Noor A. G. Awang, Rahim N. Abdul, Y. Zulkifli and U. Razani

Environment and Development Economics, 1999, vol. 4, issue 03, pages 279-311

Abstract: In this project, an attempt is made to estimate the costs and benefits of managing forested catchments in Malaysia. Three land use options are simulated for four selected catchments in the Hulu Langat Forest Reserves (HLFR), Selangor, Malaysia. These options are no logging or catchment protection (CP), reduced impact logging (RIL) and conventional logging (CL). The potential sedimentation impacts of each option on the dam and water intake ponds in the catchments are calculated. The benefits derived from logging, hydro-electric power (HEP) generation and the water regulatory dam for water treatment and the external costs emanating from the sedimentation under the three options are estimated. The computations are based on data collected from previous studies conducted in adjacent areas with similar hydrological parameters, secondary data from published reports by various departmental agencies and from on-site personnel surveys.

Date: 1999

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