The Socio-Economic Impact of Forestry in Co. Leitrim

Áine Ní Dhubháin (1, 2) , Evelyn Stoettner (1, 2) , Julie Ballweg (1, 2) , Serge S. Garcia (3, 1)

1 UCD - University College Dublin [Dublin]
2 UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin
3 BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée

This report addresses five terms of reference given by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine : 1) to assess the social impacts of forestry in County Leitrim including inter alia the attitudes to forestry of people living there. This assessment is based on consultations locally with farmers, non-farmers and other interested parties; 2) to assess the economic impact of forestry for County Leitrim including total employment supported by the sector; 3) to assess the impact of forestry on farm incomes relative to other types of farming; 4) to consider the non-timber outputs of forestry; and 5) to assess the current state of environmental regulation of forestry.

Mots clés: Forestry; Ireland; Social and economic impacts; Farm incomes; Non-timber outputs

Mots clés: Afforestation

Domaines: Economies et finances

Áine Ní Dhubháin, Evelyn Stoettner, Julie Ballweg, Serge S. Garcia. The Socio-Economic Impact of Forestry in Co. Leitrim. [0] Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. 2019, pp.149. ⟨hal-02788081⟩