Valuation of Ecosystem Services: A Source of Financing Mediterranean Loss-Making Forests

Enríquez‐de‐Salamanca, Álvaro

doi:10.1007/s11842-022-09521-z

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“…People benefit from various services that forests provide, such as timber, which has a market price, and recreation, which does not have a market price [1]. Measuring these services in monetary terms can help society understand how nature contributes to human well-being and inform policy decisions for ecosystem conservation [2,3].…”

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Assessment of Recreational Value in a Protected Forest Area Considering the New Environmental Paradigm (Case Study: Helen Forest, Southwestern Iran)

Khalili Ardali,

Amirnejad,

Mohammadi Limaei

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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This study investigates the recreational value of the Helen protected forest area, incorporating the new environmental paradigm into economic valuation. Visitors’ willingness to pay and its association with scores reflecting the new environmental paradigm were assessed through contingent valuation and a dual-dimensional questionnaire. Two models are employed: a base model with socio-economic variables and a model integrating new environmental paradigm. Results indicate that 83.04% of visitors are willing to pay for recreational use. The proposed amount, visit frequency, new environmental paradigm, age, gender, education, and income were found to significantly influence the acceptance of willingness to pay. Results indicated a strong positive correlation exists between new environmental paradigm and willingness to pay, highlighting the influence of environmental perspective. Average willingness to pay per household per visit is IRR 190,390.4 (USD 0.53), translating to an annual recreational value of IRR 22,629,264,215 (USD 64,088) for the entire Helen forest. The average new environmental paradigm scores for visitors stand at 57.36, with the statement “plants and animals have similar rights to humans” receiving the highest score of 28.4. These findings emphasize the importance of considering environmental perspectives in managing recreational sites. Integrating a new environmental paradigm into valuation methods can inform sustainable management strategies that balance economic development with environmental conservation and social well-being.

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Assessment of Recreational Value in a Protected Forest Area Considering the New Environmental Paradigm (Case Study: Helen Forest, Southwestern Iran)

Khalili Ardali,

Amirnejad,

Mohammadi Limaei

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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“…The amount of goods and services that ecosystems create and provide in the form of economic benefits is called ecosystem service value (ESV). Market values can directly estimate the value of each individual ES using economic laws [15], and scholars have already used this method to study and achieve results in areas such as the San Antonio region of Texas in the USA [16], coastlines [17], and surface freshwaters [18]. Among the non-market values, the method used to evaluate the value equivalent factor per unit area and the INVEST model is the most widely used.…”

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Study of the Ecosystem Service Value Gradient at the Land–Water Interface Zone of the Xijiang River Mainstem

Huang,

Deng,

Xiao

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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The ecosystem service value (ESV) gradient-evolution pattern of a river basin’s land and water-intertwined zones has a variety of ecosystem service values, such as biodiversity conservation, water conservation, water purification, etc. The study of the ecosystem service value (ESV) gradient-evolution pattern of a river basin’s land and water-intertwined zones will provide a scientific basis for the construction and protection of the ecological security pattern of the river basins. In this study, we combined the unit area equivalent factor method and geographically weighted regression (GWR) model to classify and analyze the gradient change pattern of ESV upstream, downstream, and along the river of the Guangdong mainstream section of the Xijiang River in China, and the conclusions are as follows: (1) The corresponding ESV share of each land use type was in the following order: water bodies > broad-leaved forest > artificial wetland > scrub > paddy field > coniferous forest > natural wetland > grassland. The level of each type of ESV does not depend entirely on the size of the area but is determined by the ecosystem service functions it can provide and the level of ESV per unit area; (2) the relationship between land use types along both sides of the river in the Guangdong section of the Xijiang River Basin shows a tendency to shift from water ecosystems to terrestrial ecosystems, and the ESV gradually decreases with the increase in distance from the water. (3) The upstream to the downstream area showed a trend of changing from terrestrial ecosystems to aquatic ecosystems, such as broad-leaved forests, scrublands, water bodies, artificial wetlands, etc., and the mean land ESV showed a general trend of undulating change and decline with the reduction in the distance from the downstream area. (4) Natural factors, such as the topography and geomorphology of the basin and the socio-economic factors of power consumption, influence the spatial distribution characteristics of the ESV in the region; among them, socio-economic factors, such as total power consumption, industrial exhaust gas emissions, industrial wastewater emissions, etc., in the economically developed areas of the Xijiang River Basin are the determinants of the changes in ESV, which are generated by human living and production activities, and these indirectly affect the magnitude of the ESV by influencing the factors of temperature and gas.

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“…For a general discussion of the value of ecosystem services, see for example,[15] 3. Mediterranean forests are, in general, characterized by low timber productivity due to the climate and poor pasture production[16] 4. The non-declining productive base consists of the sum of produced, human, and natural capital, valued at appropriate accounting prices.Preprints.org (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 2 May 2024 doi:10.20944/preprints202405.0081.v1…”

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Wildfires, Vulnerability, and Climate Change: Methodology and Application to the Regions of Greece #

Xepapadeas,

Douvis,

Kapsomenakis

et al. 2024

Preprint

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The paper provides a methodological framework based on Multiple Criteria Decision Aid methods for determining relative regional vulnerabilities associated with forest fires that occurred during a given period. Different notions of ex-post vulnerability are defined based on the forest area burned and the frequency of forest fires, and their relation to the regions’ area and several socioeconomic characteristics. The methodology is applied to Greece and its administrative regions for the period 2000–2022. Linking the forest fire events with summer and spring temperatures and precipitation and using econometric count data analysis, the paper explores the climatic drivers of forest fire occurrence and provides projections of the expected change in the frequency of fires of specific size classes conditional on the evolution of mean seasonal regional temperature and precipitation according to IPCC scenarios. The results regarding relative regional vulnerabilities and expected forest fires could be useful in designing policies for preserving forests as natural capital and promoting sustainability.

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Valuation of Ecosystem Services: A Source of Financing Mediterranean Loss-Making Forests

Cited by 6 publications

References 68 publications

Assessment of Recreational Value in a Protected Forest Area Considering the New Environmental Paradigm (Case Study: Helen Forest, Southwestern Iran)

Assessment of Recreational Value in a Protected Forest Area Considering the New Environmental Paradigm (Case Study: Helen Forest, Southwestern Iran)

Study of the Ecosystem Service Value Gradient at the Land–Water Interface Zone of the Xijiang River Mainstem

Wildfires, Vulnerability, and Climate Change: Methodology and Application to the Regions of Greece #

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