Table 2. Summary of balance of the control variables before and after matching for Protected Area (PA) and natural forest Timber Concession (TC) plots.
Variable | Means in TC cells | Means in PA cells | SD Control | Mean Diff | eQQ Med | eQQ Mean | eQQ Max | |
Travel time to cities (hr) | Before | 43.1 | 61.9 | 45.8 | −18.8 | 18.1 | 18.7 | 37.6 |
After | 48.9 | 56.6 | 41.7 | −7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 26.3 | |
% Balance Improvementa | 61.9% | 61.1% | 61.8% | 40.6% | ||||
Travel time to mills (hr) | Before | 42.4 | 64.6 | 44.5 | −22.2 | 23.9 | 22.2 | 40.0 |
After | 49.4 | 55.5 | 41.4 | −6.1 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 37.0 | |
% Balance Improvementa | 74.1% | 88.0% | 74.0% | 17.6% | ||||
Travel time to roads (hr) | Before | 41.7 | 59.0 | 42.3 | −17.3 | 18.7 | 17.2 | 33.6 |
After | 48.0 | 55.1 | 41.0 | −7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 16.8 | |
% Balance Improvementa | 62.3% | 68.2% | 62.2% | 53.6% | ||||
Travel time to plantations (hr) | Before | 39.6 | 63.6 | 45.0 | −24.0 | 26.0 | 24.0 | 44.3 |
After | 47.4 | 54.0 | 40.5 | −6.6 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 22.4 | |
% Balance Improvementa | 74.8% | 81.6% | 74.7% | 51.3% | ||||
Elevation (m) | Before | 359.7 | 636.4 | 400.5 | −276.6 | 326.7 | 282.8 | 439.4 |
After | 453.5 | 505.0 | 312.5 | −51.5 | 65.6 | 66.6 | 371.9 | |
% Balance Improvementa | 82.6% | 80.8% | 77.6% | 14.1% | ||||
Slope (percent) | Before | 17.1 | 24.2 | 13.2 | −7.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 30.9 |
After | 20.5 | 21.8 | 12.0 | −1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 11.1 | |
% Balance Improvementa | 80.1% | 81.3% | 79.9% | 87.0% |