Valuing Tropical Forests

Author : Randall A. Kramer,Narendra P. Sharma,Mohan Munasinghe
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0821334077

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Valuing Tropical Forests by Randall A. Kramer,Narendra P. Sharma,Mohan Munasinghe Pdf

"The loss of large areas of tropical forests has become a major concern of the world community. Although there are many causes of tropical deforestation and forest degradation, an important cause appears to be an undervaluation of forests by markets and governments. One reason for this undervaluation is that many forest products, such as food and medicinal products, are traded in informal markets for which there are little data. Another reason is that many services provided by forests, such as carbon storage, biodiversity protection, recreation, and watershed protection, are not traded in markets; hence, their economic values are often ignored. Even where environmental values are recognized, they may not be measured or used to promote efficient resource management. This volume examines some causes of tropical deforestation and explores forest valuation issues in context of a protected area project. The study sets out the context of tropical deforestation and loss of biodiversity and provides a framework for examining the economic value of forests. It also presents a detailed case study of Madagascar that illustrates the practical application of the techniques of analysis to the valuation of forests." -- Website.

Author : K. N. Ninan
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849772976

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The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation by K. N. Ninan Pdf

Economic valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services is possibly the most powerful tool for halting the loss of biodiversity while maintaining incomes and livelihoods. Yet rarely have such approaches been applied to tropical forest ?hotspots?, which house the vast majority of the planets plant and animal species. This ground-breaking work is the most comprehensive and detailed examination of the economics of environmental valuation and biodiversity conservation to date. Focusing on the Western Ghats of India, one of the top biodiversity hotspots in the world, this volume looks at a cross-section of local communities living within or near sanctuaries and reserve forests such as coffee growers, indigenous people and farmers-cum-pastoralists to assess the use and non-use values that people derive from tropical forests. It also looks at the extent of their dependence on forests for various goods and services, and examines their perceptions and attitudes towards biodiversity conservation and wildlife protection. The book concludes with an assessment of the institutional alternatives and policies for promoting biodiversity conservation through economic valuation methods. Related titles Economics for Collaborative Environmental Management (2005) 1-84407-095-6

Author : H. M. Gregersen,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251036993

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Valuing Forests by H. M. Gregersen,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

In recent years, issues related to forests have come to prominence on the international agenda. This reflects growing concern over the fate of forest ecosystems and possible loss of the benefits which they provide. In the process of moving towards sustainable management of forests, there is growing demand for practical methodologies for full valuation of forests which permit the contributions of forests to be presented more clearly and in a manner which decision-makers can readily appreciate. Appropriate techniques should be able to adequately capture forest values in terms of the environmental, social and production functions and to recognise the worth of both marketed and non-marketed goods and services. This publication reviews approaches which can overcome the limitations of conventional analysis and provides a reference framework to help clarify what approaches to forest valuation can or cannot work. The publication is not itself a manual on valuation techniques but by reviewing the various approaches, makes it possible to select appropriate methodologies for which it then refers readers to other publications which can provide ''how to do'' details.

Author : H. M. Gregersen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Forest products
ISBN : MINN:31951D02980161C

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Valuing Goods and Services from Tropical Forests and Woodlands by H. M. Gregersen Pdf

Author : Randall A. Kramer,Narendra P. Sharma,Mohan Munasinghe,Banco Mundial
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Condiciones ambientales - Madagascar
ISBN : OCLC:777863246

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Valuing tropical forests : methodology and case study of Madagascar by Randall A. Kramer,Narendra P. Sharma,Mohan Munasinghe,Banco Mundial Pdf

Author : Teja Tscharntke,Christoph Leuschner,Edzo Veldkamp,Heiko Faust,Edi Guhardja,Arifuddin Bidin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642004933

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Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change by Teja Tscharntke,Christoph Leuschner,Edzo Veldkamp,Heiko Faust,Edi Guhardja,Arifuddin Bidin Pdf

not only for land use systems that depend on the regular supply of rain or irrigation water but also for the future development of natural rainforests as drought stress has been shown to a?ect tree growth and species composition in old-growth forests (Wright 1991, Walsh and Newbery 1999, Engelbrecht et al. 2007). A drought experiment conducted in a cacao agroforestry plantation showed that this plantation was surprisingly resilient to an induced drought of more than a year (Schwendenmann et al. 2009). However, droughts can have a strong impact on household incomes from agriculture, they strongly a?ect the vulnerability to poverty and thus have to be analyzed as important exogenous shocks to households, forcing them to adjust their behaviour and develop strategies to cope with these problems. The stability of rainforest margins is a critical factor in the protection of tropical rainforests (Tscharntke et al. 2007). At present, however, rainf- est margins in many parts of the tropics are far from stable, both in soc- economic and in ecological terms. For example, protected areas may attract, rather than repel, human settlement, which may be due to international donor investment in national conservation programs (Wittemeyer et al. 2008). An alternative hypothesis is that protected areas might be compromised if leakage takes place, that is, if impacts that would take place inside the restricted area are displaced to a nearby, undisturbed area (Ewers and Rodrigues 2008).

Author : Pita Verweij
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9051130643

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Understanding and Capturing the Multiple Values of Tropical Forests by Pita Verweij Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Forest biodiversity conservation
ISBN : OCLC:660060701

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The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kenneth M. Chomitz,Kanta Kumari
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Domestic Benefits of jjTropical Forests A Critical Review Emphasizing Hydrological Functions by Kenneth M. Chomitz,Kanta Kumari Pdf

Author : Frances Seymour,Jonah Busch
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781933286860

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Why Forests? Why Now? by Frances Seymour,Jonah Busch Pdf

Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time—averting climate change and promoting development. Despite their importance, tropical forests and their ecosystems are being destroyed at a high and even increasing rate in most forest-rich countries. The good news is that the science, economics, and politics are aligned to support a major international effort over the next five years to reverse tropical deforestation. Why Forests? Why Now? synthesizes the latest evidence on the importance of tropical forests in a way that is accessible to anyone interested in climate change and development and to readers already familiar with the problem of deforestation. It makes the case to decisionmakers in rich countries that rewarding developing countries for protecting their forests is urgent, affordable, and achievable.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Iied
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 1843694085

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Valuing Forests by Anonim Pdf

Focuses on recent advances in the economic evaluation of forestry activities and, in particular, on how techniques for valuing non-timber forest benefits in monetary terms can assist the development of forest policy and management systems.

Author : Prakash Chandra Mishra
Publisher : Walnut Publication
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789390785698

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Valuation of Ecosystem Services of Tropical Mixed Deciduous Forests by Prakash Chandra Mishra Pdf

This book is based on my scientific study on a Protected Area. This PA is inhabited by many villages and is situated very close to Tata Steel Township, Jharkhand, India. These forests serve as the socio-economic backbone for thousands of poor villagers living in and around this Sanctuary. Lack of clear policy goals in governance and poor institutional frame work along with inadequate information on ever increasing demand of ecosystem services, has led to many catastrophic irreversible ecosystem damages. Quantitative evidences on economic value needs to be generated because many consequential benefits are not tradable in the markets. In this study, I have valued some of the major tangible ecosystem services such as; carbon, oxygen, fuel wood, fodder, non-timber forest products, supply of quality drinking water and recreation, through scientific methods. The ecosystem service value is not taken in to account in the Nation's GDP and thereby, never influenced the decision making bodies of the Government towards sustainable ecosystem management efforts. This PA is also highly damaged by incessant disturbances to fauna, flora assemblages and their micro-ecological intricacies. This study is an effort to reorient the policy priorities so as to effectively conserve our precious heritage for the future generations.

Author : K N Ninan
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781781955161

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Valuing Ecosystem Services by K N Ninan Pdf

This thought provoking book draws together prominent international authorities to discuss the key methodological issues and challenges in valuing ecosystem services. Covering a cross-section of ecosystems and services in different sites, countries and

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821319175

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The Forest Sector by Anonim Pdf

Since 1978, when the World Bank published its policy paper on forestry, the world's understanding of and concern about the forest sector of the developing world has increased substantially. It has become clear that forests and woodlands play an even more important economic and ecological role than had earlier been recognized. In particular, the importance of tropical moist forests in protecting biological diversity has become more fully appreciated, as has their role in the carbon cycle and in global climatic change. The nature of the challenge; Deforestation and forest degradation; The growing demand for forests and trees for basic needs; Strategies for forest development; The role of the world bank; Challenges for the forest sector; Strategies for forest development; The role of the world bank.

Author : Christian Wirth,Gerd Gleixner,Martin Heimann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540927068

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Old-Growth Forests by Christian Wirth,Gerd Gleixner,Martin Heimann Pdf

Many terms often used to describe old-growth forests imply that these forests are less vigorous, less productive and less stable than younger forests. But research in the last two decades has yielded results that challenge the view of old-growth forests being in decline. Given the importance of forests in battling climate change and the fact that old-growth forests are shrinking at a rate of 0.5% per year, these new results have come not a moment too soon. This book is the first ever to focus on the ecosystem functioning of old-growth forests. It is an exhaustive compendium of information that contains original work conducted by the authors. In addition, it is truly global in scope as it studies boreal forests in Canada, temperate old-growth forests in Europe and the Americas, and global tropical forests. Written in part to affect future policy, this eminently readable book is as useful for the scientist and student as it is for the politician and politically-interested layman.