Water Ecosystem Services and their Value — A Case Study in Luan River Basin, North China

2013 ◽  
Vol 448-453 ◽  
pp. 225-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cai Lian Hao ◽  
Deng Hua Yan ◽  
Tian Ling Qin ◽  
Cheng Zhang ◽  
Jun Yin
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Green Water ◽  
Ecological Value ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Economic Values ◽  
Monetary Value ◽  
Water Ecosystem ◽  
Value Of Water

Under a scenario of global climate change, the water ecosystem services of Luan River basin have attracted considerable public attention. In this paper, the term of water ecosystem services is described as Green water and blue water formed from the water cycle process to provide the conditions and utility for maintaining the structure and process of forest, grassland, wetland, lake, river ecosystem. In this study, we estimated the magnitudes and economic values of the water ecosystem services in Luan River basin. The economic value of water ecosystem services in Luan River basin was estimated to be 778.32×108Yuan in 2000. The ratios of the economic values of water direct ecosystem services were 5.89%, and rest 94.11% of the all monetary value was water indirect ecosystem services. Among the water ecosystem services indicators we estimated, fruit, timber, fishery products, Fresh water supply, Hydropower and recreation were measured in the social economic system, about 59.81% of the monetary value of water ecosystem services is measured to reflect water resources ecological value.

What Price for Ecosystem Services in China?

2017 ◽  
pp. 176-198
Author(s):  
Haixia Zheng ◽  
Stale Navrud ◽  
Shiran Shen
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
Miyun Reservoir ◽  
Water Quality Improvement ◽  
Value Of Water

Payment for Environmental Services (PES) in the watershed has been widely adopted as an important policy instrument to compensate upstream water users for providing water quality improvement for the whole river basin. In this paper, we use three independent valuation methods to determine the price of ecosystem service (ES), particularly water quality, in Miyun Reservoir, the main surface water source for Beijing. We find that the value of water quality is lowest using opportunity cost of limitation of development rights (OCLDR), highest with contingent valuation method (CVM), and water resources benefits assessment (WRBA) gives an in-between value. OCLDR determines the size of subsidies from those that benefit from water quality improvement from upstream. WRBA is a reference for compensation criteria to the upstream government and farmers when water resources are transferred across jurisdictional boundaries. CVM not only captures the direct value of water quality improvement, but also the indirect value of improvement in other ecosystem services as a result of improvement in water quality. Based on the results, we propose a multi-level ecological compensation system for the Miyun Reservoir river basin. We use OCLDR to determine subsides/ compensation to upstream farmers and other suppliers of the ES; WRBA set the price of water transfer; and CVM to figure out the size of payments for integrated water quality improvement.

scholarly journals Where Do Ecosystem Services Come From? Assessing and Mapping Stakeholder Perceptions on Water Ecosystem Services in the Muga River Basin (Catalonia, Spain)

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 385
Author(s):  
Enrica Garau ◽  
Josep Vila-Subiros ◽  
Josep Pueyo-Ros ◽  
Anna Ribas Palom
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Rainfall Variability ◽  
Complex Situation ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Water Ecosystem ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

Reductions in water availability and increasing rainfall variability are generating a narrative of growing competition for water in the Mediterranean basin. In this article, we explore the distribution and importance of water resources in the Muga River Basin (Catalonia, Spain) based on key stakeholders’ perceptions. We performed a sociocultural evaluation of the main water ecosystem services in the region through stakeholder interviews and participatory mapping. The basin was generally perceived as a hotspot of ecosystem services, but we detected varying opinions and considerable differences in the perceptions of importance and spatial distribution of water ecosystem services. These discrepancies were linked to the varying levels of stakeholders’ dependence on water. Our findings are important for contributing to correct water planning and management in the river basin, which is a complex water social system marked by conflicts between different stakeholder groups vying for the same resource. This complex situation requires bottom-up strategies to create transparent, participatory decision-making models.

What Price for Ecosystem Services in China?

2017 ◽  
pp. 171-192
Author(s):  
Haixia Zheng ◽  
Stale Navrud ◽  
Shiran Shen
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
Miyun Reservoir ◽  
Water Quality Improvement ◽  
Value Of Water

Payment for Environmental Services (PES) in the watershed has been widely adopted as an important policy instrument to compensate upstream water users for providing water quality improvement for the whole river basin. In this paper, we use three independent valuation methods to determine the price of ecosystem service (ES), particularly water quality, in Miyun Reservoir, the main surface water source for Beijing. We find that the value of water quality is lowest using opportunity cost of limitation of development rights (OCLDR), highest with contingent valuation method (CVM), and water resources benefits assessment (WRBA) gives an in-between value. OCLDR determines the size of subsidies from those that benefit from water quality improvement from upstream. WRBA is a reference for compensation criteria to the upstream government and farmers when water resources are transferred across jurisdictional boundaries. CVM not only captures the direct value of water quality improvement, but also the indirect value of improvement in other ecosystem services as a result of improvement in water quality. Based on the results, we propose a multi-level ecological compensation system for the Miyun Reservoir river basin. We use OCLDR to determine subsides/ compensation to upstream farmers and other suppliers of the ES; WRBA set the price of water transfer; and CVM to figure out the size of payments for integrated water quality improvement.

scholarly journals Where Do Ecosystem Services Come From? Assessing and Mapping Stakeholder Perceptions on Water Ecosystem Services

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrica Garau ◽  
Josep Vila-Subiros ◽  
Josep Pueyo-Ros ◽  
Anna Ribas Palom
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Rainfall Variability ◽  
Complex Situation ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Water Ecosystem ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

Reductions in water availability and increasing rainfall variability are generating a narrative of growing competition for water in the Mediterranean basin. In this article, we explore the distribution and importance of water resources in the Muga River Basin (Catalonia, Spain) based on key stakeholders’ perceptions. We performed a sociocultural evaluation of the main water ecosystem services in the region through stakeholder interviews and participatory mapping. The basin was generally perceived as a hotspot of ecosystem services, but we detected varying opinions and considerable differences in the perceptions of importance and spatial distribution of water ecosystem services. These discrepancies were linked to the varying levels of stakeholders’ dependence on water. Our findings are important for contributing to correct water planning and management in the river basin, which is a complex water social system marked by conflicts between different stakeholder groups vying for the same resource. This complex situation requires bottom-up strategies to create transparent, participatory decision-making models.

Monetary Value Change of Some Provisioning Ecosystem Services of Middle Draa Valley, South of Morocco

2019 ◽  
pp. 67-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siham Zerouali ◽  
Mohammed Yacoubi-Khebiza ◽  
Fadoua El Qorchi
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Value Change ◽  
Economic Values ◽  
Monetary Value ◽  
Provisioning Ecosystem Services ◽  
Desert Oasis ◽  
Oasis Ecosystem ◽  
Selection Of

The desert oasis is a wetland agro-ecosystem more and more under pressure. This trend threatens the oasis ecosystem services (ES) and then the wellbeing of the local population. In order to quantify this trend in Middle Draa Valley, South of Morocco, the monetary values for a selection of ES have been estimated. In this chapter, the economic values of 28 provisioning ES in 2014 was examined and next compared with the economic values of 2009. These values were standardized to US$ per hectare per year. The total value of the studied provisioning ES in 2014 was found to be 8658.3 US$/ha/year for the arable area (26000ha) and 150 US$/ha/year for the whole Middle Draa Valley (1500000ha). Comparing these findings with the data of 2009, a slight increase of $1245.7 (in 26000ha) and $21.5 US$/ha/year (the whole area) was detected in the period 2009-2014.

The value of ecosystem services

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linus Blomqvist ◽  
R. David Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
International Institutions ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Conservation Strategy ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Opportunity Costs ◽  
Monetary Value ◽  
Pollution Treatment ◽  
Diminishing Returns

This chapter investigates whether the growing enthusiasm for ecosystem services recently expressed by conservation NGOs and international institutions is supported by evidence. Ecosystem services—the benefits humans receive from nature—have become the darlings of conservation on the assumption that the valuation of selected services may justify protecting land. A critical examination of a random sample of monetary valuations for regulating ecosystem services such as pollution treatment, finds that only onethird can be considered reliable, and that only ten percent of monetary value estimates can be transferred to other contexts. This suggests that the overall evidence base for assigning monetary value to nature is limited. Furthermore, diminishing returns, high opportunity costs, and technological substitutes might limit the amount of conservation that can be justified on the basis financial assessments of ecosystem services. As such, this chapter concludes that ecosystem services as a conservation strategy should not be embraced uncritically.

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