Assessing the Economic Value of Ecosystem Conservation

Assessing the Economic Value of Ecosystem Conservation

This paper seeks to clarify how valuation should be conducted to answer specific environmental policy questions. In particular, it looks at how valuation should be used to examine four distinct aspects of the value of ecosystems: 1) Determining the...

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Main Authors: Pagiola, Stefano, von Ritter, Konrad, Bishop, Joshua
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURE
AIR QUALITY
ATMOSPHERE
BIODIVERSITY
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
BIOMASS
BIOSPHERE
CARBON
CIVIL SOCIETY
COMMUNITIES
CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION DECISIONS
CONSUMERS
CONTINGENT VALUATION
CORAL REEFS
CROP YIELDS
DEMAND CURVE
DIRECT PAYMENTS
DIRECT USE
DIRECT USE VALUE
DROUGHT
ECOLOGICAL SERVICES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC VALUE
ECONOMICS LITERATURE
ECOSYSTEM
ECOSYSTEM CHANGE
ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION
ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
ECOSYSTEMS
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
FARMERS
FARMING
FISHING
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
FORESTRY
FORESTS
GDP
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HUMAN CAPITAL
INDIRECT USE VALUES
INTRINSIC VALUE
LAND USE
LOGGING
MANGROVE
MANGROVES
MARGINAL VALUE
MEDIA
MORTALITY
NATIONAL INCOME
NATURAL INSURANCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS
NON-USE VALUES
NUTRIENT CYCLING
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
PARK RANGERS
PARKS
PASSIVE USE
PASSIVE USE VALUE
PESTICIDES
PESTS
PROTECTED AREAS
RAINWATER
RECHARGE
REFORESTATION
RIPARIAN
RIPARIAN AREAS
SMOKE
SOILS
SOLID WASTE
TEMPERATURE
TOTAL ECONOMIC VALUE
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
UNDERESTIMATES
URBAN AREAS
WATER POLLUTION
WATER SERVICES
WATERSHED
WATERSHEDS
WELFARE ECONOMICS
WETLANDS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5493359/assessing-economic-value-ecosystem-conservation-assessing-economic-value-ecosystem-conservation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18391

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5493359/assessing-economic-value-ecosystem-conservation-assessing-economic-value-ecosystem-conservation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18391

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