ABSTRACT
Logging in several Southeast Asian countries has had serious environmental consequences that have received much publicity. Mostly, however, this publicity has dealt with the land-based impact. This chapter deals with marine implications, in particular, the impact through siltation on marine economic activities. The case study centers on a location in the Philippine island of Palawan. Marine activities include traditional fisheries and a new and sophisticated scubabased tourism industry. It is found that logging on land severely limits the viability of these other two activities and restricts their income-earning. The results of a cost-benefit analysis show that logging produces a net negative cash flow. Hence, it is concluded that the viability of logging should be carefully reexamined.
