Integrating Water Quality Restoration Cost with Ecosystem Service Flow to Quantify an Ecological Compensation Standard: A Case Study of the Taoxi Creek Watershed

Tu, Zhenshun; Chen, Zilong; Ye, Haodong; Chen, Shengyue; Huang, Jinliang

doi:10.3390/w14091459

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“…Restoration costs are the actual and imputed expenditures for activities aiming at the restoration of depleted or degraded natural systems, partly or completely counteracting the (accumulated) environmental impacts of economic activities (Tu et al, 2022).…”

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The economic valuation of ecosystem services: bibliometric analysis

Velasco-Muñoz

Aznar-Sánchez²,

Schoenemann³

et al. 2022

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Research background: The services provided by ecosystems are the main support for human populations and for the development of any type of activity. Today, the provision of these services is under threat. The economic valuation of ecosystem services is vital to design appropriate policies, define strategies and manage ecosystems. Purpose of the article: The objective of this study is to analyse the evolution of research on the economic valuation of ecosystem services over the last two decades. More specifically, it aims firstly to identify the main agents driving research and, secondly, it seeks to synthesize in a single document the relevant information on the main economic valuation methods, relating them to the categories of services, ecosystems and regions where they have been employed. Methods: A quantitative review was first carried out through a bibliometric analysis to identify the main drivers of this line of research and its development trends. Secondly, a qualitative review was conducted through a systematic review focusing on the most commonly used valuation techniques in relation to the characteristics of the service, the geographical scope and the ecosystem analysed. Findings & value added: The main novelty of this work, compared to previous literature, is that the relationship between the study area, the type of ecosystem, the category of service and the economic valuation methodology are analysed for the first time. The results highlight the need to continue expanding knowledge in relation to the temporal and spatial scale in the economic value of ecosystem services, the subjective nature of the estimates and the heterogeneity between the different social sectors with respect to the benefit obtained.

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The economic valuation of ecosystem services: bibliometric analysis

Velasco-Muñoz

Aznar-Sánchez²,

Schoenemann³

et al. 2022

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“…On two occasions, the water provisioning was for more than one use, concretely irrigation, residential and industrial. This was done in a small‐sized agroforest watershed in China, based on the water yield (mm) outputs of the SWAT model (Tu et al, 2022). Food was the second most common provisioning ES quantified among the reviewed publications ( n = 4).…”

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Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to quantify the economic value of ecosystem services

Garcia

2023

River

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Modeling tools simulate the functioning of ecosystems and their interactions with human activities, helping decision makers understand how interventions impact ecosystems and evaluate management strategies. This leads to informed decisions that balance human development and environmental protection. Among these models, Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) stands out for its ability to simulate multiple biophysical processes that can be linked to the provision of ecosystem services (ES). Although SWAT has been successfully applied for the evaluation of ES, the development of complementary approaches that translate the results of SWAT into monetary terms is still in its early stages. To narrow this gap, this review article aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the literature on the relationship between SWAT model results and economic analysis. Specifically, the review summarizes the research conducted on the use of SWAT model results to estimate economic values, including the different methodologies used and the types of economic values estimated. The review will also discuss the limitations and challenges of these approaches, provide a critical evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the research in this area, and provide recommendations to strengthen SWAT application for the economic evaluation of management strategies.

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“…Hao et al (2021) and Chen and Zhou, 2016 built a two-way compensation mechanism between upstream and downstream by starting from the water consumption in upstream areas and the water quality of transboundary river crossings, with upstream areas compensating downstream areas when water quantity is less or water quality is poor, and downstream areas compensating upstream areas when water quantity is surplus or water quality is improved. Tu et al (2022) combined water quality restoration costs and ecosystem service flows to develop a fund allocation standard in terms of both costs and benefits. However, whether it is a single standard or a dual standard, the existing fund allocation standards are only considered from the perspective of environmental protection, failing to simultaneously involve the common prosperity and balanced development of the whole basin and cannot meet the basic requirements of the current basin ecological compensation (Guan et al, 2016).…”

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A comprehensive model of basin ecological compensation funds—A case study of the Yellow River Basin in China

Zhang

Zou²,

Zhang³

2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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The key issue in the ecological compensation mechanism in the Yellow River Basin (YRB) is the allocation of ecological compensation funds, which need to be optimized to maximize the comprehensive benefits of compensation. In this study, a comprehensive allocation model for ecological compensation funds in the YRB was constructed using the “doughnut” framework. A pre-allocation model was used to enhance the ecological benefits and quantifies the ecological value created by the compensated subjects. A pre-allocation scheme was then determined using the pre-allocation model. The optimal allocation model focuses on benefit sharing and sets a socioeconomic discrimination index system to optimize the pre-allocation scheme. Then, an empirical analysis was conducted using data from 28 regions in the upstream YRB from 2016 to 2020. The results showed that in the pre-allocation scheme, the proportion of funds was low in the west and high in the east. Each region received compensation funds based on the ecological benefits they provide. In the optimal allocation scheme, the proportion of funds received by the central and western regions in the upstream YRB should be higher, while the proportion of funds received by provincial capitals and economically strong cities should be lower, which is in line with the actual development situation in the upstream YRB. The final scheme can effectively meet the objectives of basin-wide sustainable development, ecological benefits enhancement, and benefit sharing in the YRB. This can help achieve basin-wide sustainable development and provide a reference for determining ecological compensation fund allocation schemes in other basins.

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Integrating Water Quality Restoration Cost with Ecosystem Service Flow to Quantify an Ecological Compensation Standard: A Case Study of the Taoxi Creek Watershed

Cited by 5 publications

References 54 publications

The economic valuation of ecosystem services: bibliometric analysis

The economic valuation of ecosystem services: bibliometric analysis

Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to quantify the economic value of ecosystem services

A comprehensive model of basin ecological compensation funds—A case study of the Yellow River Basin in China

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