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This section summarises the social and economic indicators recommended, and briefly describes further research needed to improve current understanding of the social and economic impacts of forestry.
Based on the review presented in Sections 4.0-5.0, a set of indicators were identified which could feasibly be used to monitor social and economic impacts of forestry in Australia. Indicators were developed based on (a) identification of information needs, and (b) identification of cost effectiveness of potential data collection methods.
As identified in Section 2.0, the set of recommended indicators provide a useful but limited understanding of the social and economic impacts of forestry in Australia. Indicators are necessarily limited to data which can be regularly monitored and measured over time and compared across regions.
This report provides recommendations on indicators that can be used to monitor the social and economic impacts of forestry in Australia, and other research that needs to be undertaken to improve understanding of these impacts.
This consultancy requires development of indicators that are replicable over time. There are currently limited data produced on social and economic aspects of forestry in Australia on a regular basis. These data are described in Table 8.
This report has reviewed information needs related to the social and economic impacts of forestry and, based on this review, identified a set of cost-effective indicators which can be monitored at regular intervals over time, as well as a description of other work needed to better assess social and
This consultancy examines indicators which can be utilised to help monitor the social and economic impacts of forestry in Australia.
Recent social and economic studies examining the Australian forestry sector were reviewed to identify what types of social and economic impacts have been studied, and the methods used to identify impacts. Table A3.1 summarises the findings of the review.
This Appendix summarises the recommendations of Brooks et al. (2001) on recommended methods for assessing social and economic impacts using readily available data.
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Criterion 6: Maintenance and enhancement of long-term multiple socio-economic benefits to meet the needs of societies
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