Valuing forest ecosystem services: Case study of a forest reserve in Japan

Ninan, K. N.; Inoue, Morihiro

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2013.02.006

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“…We calculated the amount of carbon sequestration and oxygen release based on photosynthesis, in which the production of 1 kg of dry matter can fix 1.63 kg of CO 2 and release 1.19 kg of O 2 [58,59]. The economic value of carbon sequestration was estimated by the cost of afforestation in China.…”

Section: Evaluation Of Ecosystem Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mining Site Reclamation Planning Based on Land Suitability Analysis and Ecosystem Services Evaluation: A Case Study in Liaoning Province, China

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Abstract:Restoration of the degraded ecosystem is a global priority for achieving sustainable development. Although increasing ecosystem service is an important goal of ecological restoration, it is rarely used to inform mine reclamation. This study proposed a reclamation strategy that incorporated land suitability analysis and ecosystem service evaluation for a mining site in Liaoning Province, China. We assessed the land suitability for three reclamation alternatives and identified suitable land uses for each location by comparing their suitability levels. For areas that were suitable for multiple land uses with the same suitability level, the future land uses cannot be identified by land suitability analysis alone, and we employed ecosystem services evaluation to determine the optimal reclamation strategy. The results showed that forest could be restored throughout the entire mining site, agricultural land were most suitable in the western and southern parts, and developed land were in northern parts that were closer to roads and city centers. Our study showed that a large mining site can be reclaimed to different land uses and provided a practical framework for integrating ecosystem services into mine reclamation.

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Section: Evaluation Of Ecosystem Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mining Site Reclamation Planning Based on Land Suitability Analysis and Ecosystem Services Evaluation: A Case Study in Liaoning Province, China

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“…Therefore it can be considered in economic equations for sustainable forestry management (Nejadi, Rahbar 2012). The use of market price to estimate the economic value of ecosystem service such as carbon sequestration is criticized for not truly reflecting the value of the ecosystem service (Jerath 2012;Ninan, Inoue 2013). Nabavi and Keivan Behjou (2012) estimated total carbon stored in trees (branches, leaves, crown and trunk) and its economic value in Shafarood forest of Caspian forest using String methods and volume growth.…”

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Estimating the aboveground carbon sequestration and its economic value (case study: Iranian Caspian forests)

Mohammadi¹,

Limaei²,

Lohmander³

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J. For. Sci.

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Mohammadi Z., Mohammadi Limaei S., Lohmander P., Olsson L. (2017): Estimating the aboveground carbon sequestration and its economic value (case study: Iranian Caspian forests). J. For. Sci., 63: 511-518.The aim of the study is to estimate the aboveground carbon sequestration and to determine the economic value of forests in carbon sequestration as a way of mitigating climate change. This research was conducted at Asalem forests in the north of Iran. In order to estimate the amount of annual carbon sequestration, the annual volume growth of stand was determined using the diameter increment data and tariff. The amount of carbon sequestration was estimated based on wood density and using the allometric equation. The carbon model was obtained for each species. The value of sequestrated carbon in stumpage and the net present value of carbon sequestration were determined in order to estimate the economic value of carbon sequestration. Results indicated that the annual volume growth per hectare and the carbon stored are 6.023 m 3 ·yr -1 and 2.307 t·ha -1 , respectively. Finally, the carbon sequestration value of stumpage and the net present value of carbon sequestration are 11,023.753 and 790.361 (10,000 IRR·t -1 ·ha -1 ), respectively. Our results are very useful in estimating the total economic value of Asalem forests and other Iranian Caspian forests in the future.

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“…Recent examples include the valuation of ecosystem service bundles provided by the Oku Aizu forest reserve in Japan [100], the Bapahai Wetland in China [101], eelgrass ecosystems in Sweden [102], and the multiple non-use values of lesser known aquatic species in Ontario, Canada [103]. The movement towards the environmental valuation of ES bundles co-aligns with trends for integrated valuations of ecosystem services, both as a means of accessing and increasing the value plurality associated with ecosystem services but also with the objectives of fostering better management practices and policies [32,104,105].…”

Section: A Focus On Ecosystems and Bundled Ecosystem Servicesmentioning

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The Value Landscape in Ecosystem Services: Value, Value Wherefore Art Thou Value?

Hejnowicz

Rudd

2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:Ecosystem services has risen to become one of the preeminent global policy discourses framing the way we conceive and articulate environment-society relations, integral to the form and function of a number of far-reaching international policies such as the Aichi 2020 Biodiversity Targets and the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals. Value; its pursuit, definition, quantification, monetization, multiplicity and uncertainty, both in terms of meaning and attribution, is fundamental to the economic foundations of ecosystem services and a core feature driving its inclusion across multiple policy domains such as environmental management and conservation. Distilling current knowledge and developments in this arena are thus highly prescient. In this article, we cast a critical eye over the evidence base and aim to provide a comprehensive synthesis of what values are, why they are important and the methodological approaches employed to elicit them (including their pros and cons and the arguments for and against). We also illustrate the current ecosystem service value landscape, highlight some of the fundamental challenges in discerning and applying values, and outline future research activities. In so doing, we further advance ecosystem valuation discourse, contribute to wider debates linking ecosystem services and sustainability and strengthen connections between ecosystem services and environmental policy.

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Valuing forest ecosystem services: Case study of a forest reserve in Japan

Cited by 81 publications

References 25 publications

Mining Site Reclamation Planning Based on Land Suitability Analysis and Ecosystem Services Evaluation: A Case Study in Liaoning Province, China

Mining Site Reclamation Planning Based on Land Suitability Analysis and Ecosystem Services Evaluation: A Case Study in Liaoning Province, China

Estimating the aboveground carbon sequestration and its economic value (case study: Iranian Caspian forests)

The Value Landscape in Ecosystem Services: Value, Value Wherefore Art Thou Value?

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