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Estimating a Regional Economic Conservation Benefit of Using Domestic Hardwoods vs. Apitong for Trailer Decking: A Case Study on US Army Use
by Mandira Pokharel, René H. Germain, John E. Wagner and William B. Smith
Forests 2023, 14(7), 1428; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14071428 - 12 Jul 2023
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United States Army trucks and trailers use an estimated one million board feet (2381 cubic meters) of a critically endangered tropical hardwood, apitong (Dipterocarpus spp.), from southeast Asian rainforests, for wood decking annually. However, their purchasing specifications require the use of domestic [...] Read more.
United States Army trucks and trailers use an estimated one million board feet (2381 cubic meters) of a critically endangered tropical hardwood, apitong (Dipterocarpus spp.), from southeast Asian rainforests, for wood decking annually. However, their purchasing specifications require the use of domestic hardwoods for decking, floorboards, and platforms. Several US hardwood species, including northern red oak (Quercus rubra), white oak (Quercus alba), hickory (Carya spp.), black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), and sugar maple (Acer saccharum) could serve as viable substitutes. They have comparable strength properties to apitong, and there is an abundant and sustainable feedstock based on the United States Forest Service Forest Inventory Analysis (USFS FIA) database. The economic impact in New York State of manufacturing the decking panels in Onondaga County from three selected species: hickory, white oak, and black locust, was estimated using IMPLAN. The economic impact could be as high as $27 million, creating 128 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs. Equally important to providing local and regional economic benefits, domestically sourced decking panels also contributes to the preservation of tropical rainforests, particularly when the entire decking market is considered (beyond the US Army), which includes wood decking consumption by other government agencies at various levels and the private sector. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
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