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Financial viability of reforesting reclaimed surface mined lands, the burden of site conversion costs, and carbon payments as reforestation incentives

Sullivan, J., Aggett, J., Amacher, G., and Burger, J. Resources Policy 30(4):247-258. 2006.

We examine the financial viability of reforestation of previously reclaimed mine lands by calculating land expectation value (LEV) under a range of conditions that include forest type, site quality, and reforestation intensity.


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Author(s): J. Sullivan, J. Aggett, G. Amacher, J. A. Burger

Section: General and Miscellaneous