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[Economic Impact] Economic uses of forest are closed. Industry may have to depend on higher priced imports. The commercial value of existing forests may decrease substantially, thus reducing profitability of sustainable forest management [Equity Impact] Loggers, including some low income logging communities, may go out of business. Industrialists may see their profitability reduce if imported logs are pricier than domestic supplies. Possible contraction of logging and industrial activity may reduce rural and industrial employment. [Environmental Impact] Commercial value of forest resources may be reduced enough to encourage conversion to other more profitable uses of land, particularly if land is scarce. These other uses may be less environmentally desirable than forest uses of land. [Policy] 
Logging bans, to protect the integrity of natural forests
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