Cost-benefit analysis of climate change mitigation measures in the forestry sector of Peninsular Malaysia

Abstract

Malaysia has forest land around 67% of the total land area which helps to mitigate climate change by absorbing atmospheric CO2 and enhancing the national carbon sink. However, there is a lack of study on the cost-effectiveness of potential mitigation measures in the forestry sector of Malaysia (e.g., forest conservation, afforestation, natural regeneration). Therefore, this article attempts to do a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of the potential mitigation measures for 25, 50 and 75 years by considering the discount rate of 0% and 3%.

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Keywords

Climate change, Forest, Mitigation measures, CBA, Malaysia

Citation

Raihan, A., & Said, M. N. M. (2022). Cost–benefit analysis of climate change mitigation measures in the forestry sector of Peninsular Malaysia. Earth Systems and Environment, 6(2), 405-419.

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