Is the forestry economics study biased?
No. The forestry economics study compares “like with like” in the analysis of the estimated net benefits from logging and commercial tourism for the years 2000 and 2001. The study also identifies the stumpage value that may be foregone if there were no logging within the existing Babine Special Management Zone ( SMZ) and its priority was to sustain the commercial tourism values in the Babine River Corridor. Two values were identified for both the forestry and commercial tourism sectors – the direct revenues to the provincial government; and the total contribution (direct, indirect and induced) of these two sectors to the Provincial GDP, employment and provincial government revenues.
