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Table 5 Cost analysis for forest scenarios 1–4 (in units of 100 million KRW, in units of million USD). Sustainable scenarios add forest management prescriptions and budget requirements

From: Application of integrated Korean forest growth dynamics model to meet NDC target by considering forest management scenarios and budget

Cost comparison based on climate change

Scenario 1

Scenario 2

Cost comparison based on the level of forest management

Scenario 3

Scenario 4

Classification

2030

2050

2030

(15 years cumulative)

2050

(35 years cumulative)

Classification

2030

(15 years cumulative)

2050

(35 years cumulative)

2030

(15 years cumulative)

2050

(35 years cumulative)

(A) FMOACB

KRW/year

(USD/year)

2,090

(174)

2,090

(174)

2,090

(174)

2,090

(174)

(A’) HTnCuA

(ha)

2,474,000

4,402,900

2,474,000

4,402,900

(B) REFACB

KRW/year

(USD/year)

1,122

(93)

1,122

(93)

1,122

(93)

1,122

(93)

(B’) HTnCP

KRW/year/ha

(USD/ year/ha)

0.0316

(0.000002)

0.0316

(0.000002)

0.0316

(0.000002)

0.0316

(0.000002)

Total cost of forest resources management

KRW/year

(USD/year)

[(A) + (B)]

3,212

(267)

3,212

(267)

3,212

(267)

3,212

(267)

Total annual cost due to harvest by thinning

KRW/year

(USD/year)

[(A’) * (B’)

/Accumulated year]

5,217

(434)

3,979

(331)

5,217

(434)

3,979

(331)

(C) Vulnerability cumulative area VCuA

(ha)

  

6,637,600

21,154,400

(C’) CC.LEFA.CuA

(ha)

225,000

525,000

446,400

1,146,400

(D) AvCPVM

KRW/year

(USD/year)

  

0.0021

(0.000182)

0.0021

(0.000182)

(D’) CC.LEFA

PGSAv.CuA

(m3/year)

150.67

147.30

192.61

203.19

(E) CVMAP

KRW/year

(USD/year)

[(C) * (D)

/Accumulated year]

  

968.6

(80.7)

1,323

(110)

(E’) AvCD.SP.GS

/TiL.CC.LEFA

KRW/m3/year

(USD/m3/year)

0.00000197

(0.0000000001)

0.000002

(0.0000000001)

0.00000192

(0.0000000001)

0.00000194

(0.0000000001)

     

(F’) CC.GS.LEFA.SP

KRW/year

(USD/year)

[(C’) * (D’) * (E’)/Accumulated year]

4.472

(0.372)

4.430

(0.369)

11.03

(0.919)

12.91

(1.076)

     

(G’) Av.OE.LOG

KRW/year/ha

(USD/year/ha)

0.0021

(0.000015)

0.0021

(0.000015)

0.0021

(0.000015)

0.0021

(0.000015)

     

(H’) C.LOG.AP

KRW/year

(USD/year)

[(C’) * (G’)

/Accumulated year]

32.83

(2.736)

32.83

(2.736)

65.14

(5.428)

71.69

(5.974)

     

(I’) ColPCAv

KRW/year/ha

(USD/year/ha)

0.0003

(0.000000023)

0.0003

(0.000000022)

0.0003(0.000000026)

0.0004

(0.000000029)

     

(J’) ColPC.LOG

KRW/year

(USD/year)

[(C’/ Accumulated year) * (I’)]

* 0.3

1.462

(0.121)

1.441

(0.120)

3.343

(0.278)

4.164

(0.347)

     

(K’) DSP.AvREF

KRW/year/ha

(USD/year/ha)

0.0762

(0.0000052)

0.0696

(0.0000048)

0.0647

(0.0000045)

0.0646

(0.0000044)

     

(L’) CREF.AcDSP.LOG

KRW/year

(USD/year)

[(C’) * (K’)

/Accumulated year]

1,143

(95)

1,044

(87)

1,926

(160)

2,117

(176)

Total potential cost

KRW/year

(USD/year)

3,212

(267)

3,212

(267)

4,181

(348)

4,535

(377)

Total potential cost

KRW/year

(USD/year)

6,399

(533)

5,062

(421)

7,223

(602)

6,185

(516)

  1. (A)FMOACB: Forest management operation applied to the current budget; (B)REFACB: Reforestation applied to the current budget (e.g., forest tending works, mowing, vine removal, collecting products, basic design implementation, and design supervision); (C)VCuA: Vulnerable, cumulative area; (D) AvCPVM: Average costs spent to the point of vulnerability management; (E)CVMAP: Cost of vulnerability management area consumed up to that point
  2. (A’)HTnCuA: Harvest by thinning, cumulative area; (B’)HTnCP: Harvest by thinning, costs consumed by that point; (C’)CC.LEFA.CuA: Clear-cut harvest according to the legal final cutting age acquired cumulative area; (D’)CC.LEFA.PGSAv.CuA: Clear-cut harvest according to the legal final cutting age point and forest growing stock volume average in the cumulative area; (E’)AvCD.SP.GS./TiL.CC.LEFA: The average of the costs that are generated differently according to the tree species and forest growing stock volume at the time of implementation in the clear-cut harvest according to the legal final cutting age; (F’)CC.GS.LEFA.SP: Cutting costs according to the forest growing stock volume, that reached the legal final cutting age, by tree species; (G’)Av.OE.LOG: The average of other expenditures in addition to the harvest logging (e.g., personnel, sawing machine, gas, and oil expenses); (H’)C.LOG.AP: The cost of the harvested logging area consumed up to that point (e.g., personnel, sawing machine, gas, and oil expenses); (I’)ColPCAv: Collected products by forest yarding cost average; (J’)ColPC.LOG: Collected product costs at harvest logging; (K’)DSP.AvREF: Considering the differences in tree species, the average reforestation cost; (L’)CREF.AcDSP.LOG: The cost of reforestation, taking into account differences in tree species, according to harvest logging