METHODS FOR ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC ACCESSIBILITY OF FOREST RESOURCES
The article deals with theoretical problems of assessment of economic accessibility of forest resources. Usage of this indicator makes it possible to solve the problem of establishment of a balanced system of payments for forest resources and formation of incentive mechanism for forest management. The purpose of this paper is to define and structure the basic methods of evaluation of economic accessibility of forest resources. Results interpretation. The author distinguishes two forms of accessibility of forest resources (institutional and economic). Institutional form of accessibility of forest resources creates the possibility of forest resources use based on the current legislation. Economic form of accessibility forest resources is based on set of conditions affecting forest economy. The article presents an analysis of possible situations in assessment of economic accessibility of forest resources in relation to different forest sites. The author offers a set of methods that can be applied in assessment of economic accessibility of forest resources in solving of various problems (object evaluation method, aggregate evaluation method, structure evaluation method). Assessment of economic availability of forest resources can be used in practice as a tool to determine the level of payments for forest resources and forest management planning tool, allowing to make systemic management decisions on the one hand and to determine the conditions to achieve target volumes of logging in formation of proper economical incentives on the other hand.