Economic valuation of selected ecosystem services in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), Pakistan

Hassan, Muhammad; Hussain, Mukhtiar; Ali, Ashfaq; Rehman, Fariha; Tabassum, A.; Amin, Md. Nurul; Usman, N.; Bashir, Sultana; Raza, Ghulam; Yousaf, A.; Shaukat, S.; Shah, S. W. A.

doi:10.1590/1519-6984.260614

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“…Carbon stock is stored in carbon pools named as aboveground biomass, belowground biomass, deadwood, organic litter, and soil organic carbon, with aboveground biomass having the greatest proportion of carbon stock, i.e., 15-30% [10]. Over 650 billion tons of carbon is stored in the world's forests, including 45 percent in the soil, 44 percent in biomass, and 11 percent in litter and dead wood [11]. Consequently, forests are essential for sustaining the global climate system, managing global carbon balance, and limiting the growth of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations [12].…”

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Carbon Stock Estimation of Selected Subtropical Broad-Leaved Evergreen Scrub Forest

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This research estimates the carbon stock of the subtropical broad-leaved evergreen scrub forest of Lehtrar, a revenue estate of Kotli Sattian, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. A total of six nested co-centric plots of 17.84 m2 each were laid out in the forest, having two sub-plots of 5.64 m2 and 1 m2 each, for shrubs and litter, respectively. Stem density, tree height, diameter at breast height (DBH), total tree biomass, and total carbon stock were calculated. In each plot, parameters like latitude, longitude, aspect, slope, elevation, tree count, etc., were catalogued. The carbon value was calculated in pools such as aboveground biomass (AGB), belowground biomass (BGB), litter, shrubs, etc. The tree height was measured using Abney’s level and the diameter at breast height (DBH) with diameter tape, while factors such as volume, shrub mass, litter mass, total tree biomass, and total carbon stock were calculated by using standard formulas. Results showed Olea ferrugineae to be the most abundant tree species in the study area, followed by Acacia modesta. The total average DBH and height were calculated as 17.03 and 16.79, respectively, with the species Dalbergia sissoo having the greatest DBH value. The mean carbon stock came out to be 47.75 tons/ha, with plot number 3 having the highest value of carbon stock, owing to the greatest stem count. The results of the study were significant and reflected a rich stem density, rich biomass, and an adequate carbon stocking capacity. The scrub forests of the study area, being important carbon sinks, are prone to deforestation and forest degradation activities that need to be controlled by using proper forest management practices to keep their carbon sequestration ability intact, as suggested under various reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD initiatives of UNFCCC.

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Carbon Stock Estimation of Selected Subtropical Broad-Leaved Evergreen Scrub Forest

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“…The main benefits of ecosystem services internalised by PES include regulating services, such as biodiversity protection [26], hydrogeological protection [27], and carbon storage [28]. In recent times, cultural services, such as tourism-recreational activities and health are also gaining recognition [29,30].…”

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A Framework Proposal for the Ex-post Evaluation of a Solution-Driven Pes Scheme. The Case of Medvednica Nature Park

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Mandić²,

Tišma³

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Payments for Ecosystem Services are a voluntary market-based instrument to remunerate provider(s) of ecosystem services by those who benefit from them. Our research aimed to create an ex-post evaluation framework to identify bottlenecks and elements hindering the success of a solution-driven PES scheme. The framework was applied to a case study to test its feasibility and concerns the provision of health and recreational services in the Medvednica Nature Park (Zagreb, Croatia). The framework was set up through three main sources: the study of PES implementation project documentation, semi-structured interviews with visitors and key stakeholders and web-scraping of TripAdvisor reviews of the park. The main findings confirmed society's interest in the park, but the lack of mapping, quantification, economic valuation and accounting of the services analysed, society's little or no demand to pay for their provision and confused knowledge of the property rights of some ecosystem service providers in the area limit the success of the PES scheme. The framework was useful to describe the chosen PES scheme and to identify bottlenecks and fragilities of the system in place, allowing to correct its application flaws and, on the other hand, to demonstrate its replicability in other contexts.

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“…The main benefits of ecosystem services internalised by PES include regulating services, such as biodiversity protection [6], hydrogeological protection [7], and carbon storage [8]. In recent times, cultural services, such as tourism-recreational activities and health are also gaining recognition [9,10].…”

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A Framework Proposal for the Ex Post Evaluation of a Solution-Driven PES Scheme: The Case of Medvednica Nature Park

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Payments for ecosystem services are a voluntary market-based instrument to remunerate provider(s) of ecosystem services by those who benefit from them. Our research aimed to create an ex post evaluation framework to identify bottlenecks and elements hindering the success of a solution-driven PES scheme. The framework was applied to a case study to assess its feasibility and concerns the provision of health and recreational services in the Medvednica Nature Park (Zagreb, Croatia). The framework was set up through three main sources: the study of PES implementation project documentation, semi-structured interviews with visitors and key stakeholders, and web-scraping of TripAdvisor reviews of the park. The main findings confirm society’s interest in the park, but the lack of mapping, quantification, and accounting of the services analysed, the little or no demand from society to pay for their provision, and confused knowledge of the property rights of some ecosystem service providers in the area limit the success of the PES scheme. The framework was useful to describe the chosen PES scheme and to identify bottlenecks and fragilities of the system in place, allowing it to correct its application flaws and, on the other hand, to demonstrate its replicability in other contexts.

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Economic valuation of selected ecosystem services in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), Pakistan

Cited by 7 publications

References 36 publications

Carbon Stock Estimation of Selected Subtropical Broad-Leaved Evergreen Scrub Forest

Carbon Stock Estimation of Selected Subtropical Broad-Leaved Evergreen Scrub Forest

A Framework Proposal for the Ex-post Evaluation of a Solution-Driven Pes Scheme. The Case of Medvednica Nature Park

A Framework Proposal for the Ex Post Evaluation of a Solution-Driven PES Scheme: The Case of Medvednica Nature Park

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