Assessment on the Forest Conservation Value Considering Forest Ecosystem Services - The case of Gapyung-gun -

SUMMARYA controversial issue in the debate on payments for ecosystem services (PESs) is whether distributional goals should be considered in the design of such schemes. We contribute to this debate by analysing the preferences of citizens of Antananarivo (Madagascar) as potential buyers of forest ecosystem services from a developing country. We conducted a choice experiment to investigate citizens’ willingness to pay to conserve the endemic spiny forests in southwest Madagascar and their preferences for including distributional goals in the design of a PES scheme aimed at spiny forest conservation. We found that respondents were willing to pay for forest conservation and preferred a PES scheme in which the poorest households in a community would receive the largest share of payments over a scheme in which every household would receive the same share, which, in turn, they preferred over a PES scheme in which they would have no information about its distributional impact. In comparing these results with those of a similar survey in a developed country (in Cottbus, Germany), we find that the preference ranking regarding distributional impacts is identical. However, citizens in Cottbus attach greater importance to the consideration of distributive goals in PESs than citizens in Antananarivo.

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Methodology to value forest ecosystem services in Mongolia

Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences ◽

10.5564/mjas.v31i3.1555 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 193-201

Author(s):

Ganzorig Gonchigsumlaa ◽

Khishigjargal Mookhor ◽

Battulga Purevragchaa

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Forest Ecosystem ◽

Forest Conservation ◽

Economic Value ◽

Forest Products ◽

Use Value ◽

Payment Systems ◽

Forest Ecosystem Services ◽

Recreational Services ◽

Non Timber Forest Products

The methodology to value the forest ecosystem services, or ecological and economic value, has been approved in 1999 in Mongolia; however, it has not been changed for 20 years since its approval. The aim of the research was to develop a method to value the ecosystem services of the forest in Mongolia. The research focused on comparison of methodologies and international experiences of valuation of forest ecosystem services and its payment systems. As a result, the methodology of valuation of 7 types of forest ecosystem services was developed in Mongolia, which includes use value (forest stock and non-timber forest products) and non-use value (forest conservation of water, soil and biodiversity, carbon sequestration, and recreational services). Монгол орны ойн экосистемийн үйлчилгээний үнэ цэнийг тооцох арга зүй Монгол орны ойн экосистемийн үйлчилгээний үнэ цэнэ буюу экологи-эдийн засгийн үнэлгээ, түүнийг тооцох аргачлал 1999 онд батлагдсан бөгөөд үүнд сүүлийн 20 жилийн хугацаанд өөрчлөлт ороогүй байна. Энэхүү судалгааны ажил нь Монгол орны ойн экосистемийн үйлчилгээний үнэ цэнийг тооцох арга зүйг судалж, шинэчлэн сайжруулах зорилготой. Ойн экосистемийн үйлчилгээний үнэ цэнийг тооцоолох арга зүй болон түүнд суурилсан төлбөрийн системийг амжилттай хэрэгжүүлж буй олон улсын туршлага болон шинжлэх ухааны арга зүйг харьцуулан судлав. Судалгааны үр дүнд шууд үр ашгийн буюу ойн нөөц, ойн дагалт баялгийн үнэ цэнэ, шууд бус үр ашгийн буюу ойн ус, хөрс, биологийн төрөл зүйл хамгаалах, нүүрстөрөгч агуулах, рекреацийн гэсэн 7 төрлийн ойн экосистемийн үйлчилгээний нийт үнэ цэнийг тооцох арга зүйг боловсруулсан. Түлхүүр үг: Ойн экосистемийн үйлчилгээ, үнэ цэнэ, үнэлгээ, арга зүй

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Mapping the Supply of Local Forest Ecosystem Services: Based on Delphi and Land Use Scoring Method

Journal of the Association of Korean Geographers ◽

10.25202/jakg.9.2.5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 295-312

Author(s):

Jang-Hwan Jo ◽

Moon-Ki Choi ◽

Oh Seok Kim ◽

Kyeong-hak Lee ◽

Chang-Bae Lee

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Ecosystem Services ◽

Forest Ecosystem ◽

Scoring Method ◽

Forest Ecosystem Services

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Assessing the impacts of changing climate on forest ecosystem services and livelihood of Balakot mountainous communities

Pakistan Journal of Botany ◽

10.30848/pjb2019-4(1) ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 51 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Laila Shahzad ◽

Arifa Tahir ◽

Faiza Sharif ◽

Ikram Ul Haq ◽

Hamid Mukhtar

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Forest Ecosystem ◽

Changing Climate ◽

Forest Ecosystem Services ◽

Mountainous Communities

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Wald und Klimawandel in der inneralpinen Trockenregion Visp

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen ◽

10.3188/szf.2012.0481 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 163 (12) ◽

pp. 481-492

Author(s):

Andreas Rigling ◽

Ché Elkin ◽

Matthias Dobbertin ◽

Britta Eilmann ◽

Arnaud Giuggiola ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Ecosystem Services ◽

Forest Management ◽

Forest Ecosystem ◽

Bark Beetles ◽

Forest Ecosystems ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Forest Monitoring ◽

Management Interventions ◽

Forest Ecosystem Services

Forest and climate change in the inner-Alpine dry region of Visp Over the past decades, observed increases in temperature have been particularly pronounced in mountain regions. If this trend should continue in the 21st Century, frequency and intensity of droughts will increase, and will pose major challenges for forest management. Under current conditions drought-related tree mortality is already an important factor of forest ecosystems in dry inner-Alpine valleys. Here we assess the sensitivity of forest ecosystems to climate change and evaluate alternative forest management strategies in the Visp region. We integrate data from forest monitoring plots, field experiments and dynamic forests models to evaluate how the forest ecosystem services timber production, protection against natural hazards, carbon storage and biodiver-sity will be impacted. Our results suggest that at dry low elevation sites the drought tolerance of native tree species will be exceeded so that in the longer term a transition to more drought-adapted species should be considered. At medium elevations, drought and insect disturbances as by bark beetles are projected to be important for forest development, while at high elevations forests are projected to expand and grow better. All of the ecosystem services that we considered are projected to be impacted by changing forest conditions, with the specific impacts often being elevation-dependent. In the medium term, forest management that aims to increase the resilience of forests to drought can help maintain forest ecosystem services temporarily. However, our results suggest that relatively rigid management interventions are required to achieve significant effects. By using a combination of environmental monitoring, field experiments and modeling, we are able to gain insight into how forest ecosystem, and the services they provide, will respond to future changes.

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