Economic valuation of ecosystem services for the sustainable management of agropastoral dams. A case study of the Sakabansi dam, northern Benin

Ecosystem services (ES) are the benefits that people obtain from using ecosystems and can be divided into the following three categories: provisioning, regulating and supporting and cultural services. The strategical importance of ecosystem services is set by the EU Biodiversity Strategy, which put ecosystem services firmly on the EU policy agenda. The aim of the paper is to present and discuss the model for economic (monetary) valuation of ecosystem services for sustainable management of degraded peatlands in Latvia. Based on an economic valuation of ecosystem services (ES), it is possible to compare different territories and different management scenarios. Peatland ecosystems globally represent a major store of soil carbon, a sink for carbon dioxide and a source of atmospheric methane. Climate change may threaten these stocks due to the peat oxidation caused by the draught in areas where the peat extraction has been carried out, as well as the increased risk of forest fires. In Latvia, currently there have not been developed a strategy for the implementation of standard approaches and basic principles for the management of degraded peatlands. There are several options for re-cultivation of degraded peatlands, but for sustainable land use, it is very important to choose the most optimal option from the economic, ecological and society perspective. The research was based on data obtained from a biophysical ES assessment for 28 indicators for 3 scenarios from a 5, 25 and 50-year perspective. The collection of primary data, as well as an aggregation and comparative assessment of secondary data have been carried out by using approbated scientific research methods and ES assessment indicators. The obtained data were adapted to the Latvian socio-economic situation by using correction factors. Depending on ES category, the following assessment methods were used: the market pricing method; the benefit transfer method and the direct market pricing method; the avoided costs method. Economic valuation of peatland re-cultivation scenarios assists land-use planners and policymakers in making ecologically, economically and socio-culturally sustainable land-use decisions, where ecological and economic data are used for a calculated assessment of the land-use options.

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Economic valuation of ecosystem services in alpine pastures of western Himalayas: a case study of Kaghan valley, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany ◽

10.30848/pjb2021-5(18) ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 53 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Anwar Ali ◽

Muhammad Ayaz Khan ◽

Muhammad Irfan Ashraf ◽

Muhammad Arif Goheer

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Economic Valuation ◽

Western Himalayas ◽

Alpine Pastures ◽

Valuation Of Ecosystem Services

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Economic valuation of ecosystem services in protected areas: A case study from Nepal

Banko Janakari ◽

10.3126/banko.v23i1.9466 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 42-50 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

B KC ◽

PN Kandel ◽

S Adhikari

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Willingness To Pay ◽

Sustainable Management ◽

Economic Valuation ◽

Buffer Zone ◽

Conservation Area ◽

Contingent Valuation Survey ◽

Conservation Of Natural Resources ◽

Management And Conservation

The research examines the value of ecosystem services in Baghmara Buffer Zone Community Forest of Nepal determining willingness of local users and tourists for sustainable management and conservation of natural resources as well as recreational and aesthetic services, during September of 2010. The contingent valuation survey was administered to 95 users and 100 tourists. For users, the distance to forest, family size, nature of residence, gender and size of land holding seem to be the prominent factors that affected upon their willingness to pay. The projected average willingness to pay by all users for recreational and aesthetic services was NRs. 33,347 (about US$ 460) per year. The tourists were divided into domestic and international to elicit willingness to pay for ecosystem services. The responses were found varied according to the nature of tourists. For domestic tourists, income was only factor that affected their willingness to pay, but for international tourists along with income, gender, travel group and education were major determinants of willingness to pay. The average projected willingness to pay by all tourists was US$ 3,806,468 per year.The research highlights that the conservation area systems in Nepal has a high potential to generate additional resources against ecosystem services provided additional services to the tourists and a mechanism to tap such contribution. Banko Janakari, Vol. 23, No. 1, Page 42-50 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/banko.v23i1.9466

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Rapid Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services in Man and Biosphere Reserves in Africa: A Review

Global Ecology and Conservation ◽

10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01697 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. e01697

Author(s):

Hossein Azadi ◽

Steven Van Passel ◽

Jan Cools

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Economic Valuation ◽

Biosphere Reserves ◽

Valuation Of Ecosystem Services

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Economic valuation and the commodification of ecosystem services

Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment ◽

10.1177/0309133311421708 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 35 (5) ◽

pp. 613-628 ◽

Cited By ~ 295

Author(s):

Erik Gómez-Baggethun ◽

Manuel Ruiz-Pérez

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Environmental Policy ◽

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Economic Valuation ◽

Short Term ◽

Valuation Of Ecosystem Services ◽

Equity Of Access ◽

The Way

In the last decade a growing number of environmental scientists have advocated economic valuation of ecosystem services as a pragmatic short-term strategy to communicate the value of biodiversity in a language that reflects dominant political and economic views. This paper revisits the controversy on economic valuation of ecosystem services in the light of two aspects that are often neglected in ongoing debates. First, the role of the particular institutional setup in which environmental policy and governance is currently embedded in shaping valuation outcomes. Second, the broader economic and sociopolitical processes that have governed the expansion of pricing into previously non-marketed areas of the environment. Our analysis suggests that within the institutional setup and broader sociopolitical processes that have become prominent since the late 1980s economic valuation is likely to pave the way for the commodification of ecosystem services with potentially counterproductive effects in the long term for biodiversity conservation and equity of access to ecosystem services benefits.

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