RILSIM

RILSIM, the "Reduced-Impact Logging SIMulator", is financial modeling software developed as a service to the international forestry community. RILSIM has been designed to permit users to rapidly estimate the cost and net revenue associated with logging operations so that they can compare short-term financial costs and returns expected from reduced-impact logging with those expected from conventional logging under identical local site conditions. The purpose of the software is to help users learn about reduced-impact logging and its potential financial advantages as compared to conventional logging.

Primary sponsorship for the development of RILSIM was provided by the following organizations:

• USDA Forest Service, International Programs Office

• US Agency for International Development

Additional in-kind assistance and financial support were provided by the following:

• Blue Ox Forestry

• Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission

• FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

• University of Florida

• Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

How to Obtain RILSIM

RILSIM is provided free of charge to anyone, anywhere in the world.
Click here for instructions about how to order or download RILSIM.