Managing invasive plants on public conservation forestlands: Application of a bio-economic model

Lee, Donna J.; Adams, Damian C.; Kim, C.S.

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2009.03.004

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“…Quantifying WTP values for unimpaired water bodies-those that are not already impaired-provides an important baseline for understanding the potential economic benefits of preventing nutrient pollution and support for various kinds of water resource protection through the use of forest conservation programs and best management practices [22,41,86]. We highlight both the application of our results and the importance of policy context with two benefit transfer examples, and show the dramatic differences in expected WTP given changes in the policy context.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 83%

“…The increase in WTP associated with Year suggests that, after accounting for inflation and increases in income there may be a growing demand for protecting water quality from pollution, perhaps due to increased visitor numbers and expenditures by tourists [86,87]. Contingent Valuation methods have been found to provide a consistent and reliable measure of total value [88,89]; therefore a general trend in increasing WTP to prevent water pollution appears to be reasonable, perhaps due to pressures from population growth and demand for clean water.…”

Section: Systematic Variation In Study Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Value of Forest Conservation for Water Quality Protection

Kreye

Adams

Escobedo

2014

Forests

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Abstract:Forests protect water quality by reducing soil erosion, sedimentation, and pollution; yet there is little information about the economic value of conserving forests for water quality protection in much of the United States. To assess this value, we conducted a meta-analysis of willingness-to-pay (WTP) for protecting unimpaired waters, and econometrically determined several significant drivers of WTP: type of conservation instrument (tool), aquatic resource type, geographic context, spatial scale, time, and household income. Using a benefit transfer to two highly forested sites, we illustrate the importance of these factors on WTP for water quality protection programs, forest conservation and policy design.

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confidence: 83%

Section: Systematic Variation In Study Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Value of Forest Conservation for Water Quality Protection

Kreye

Adams

Escobedo

2014

Forests

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“…The economic impact of upland AIP was examined in Lee et al (2009). The value of coastal restoration activities in Florida, including removal of invasive plants, was examined in Lee and Bwenge (2008).…”

Section: The Invasive Plant Problemmentioning

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Public preferences and values for management of aquatic invasive plants in state parks

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Lake and Reservoir Management

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“…However, with public management (i.e., investment in prevention and eradication), we expect a net gain of $188.7 million over a 20-year planning horizon. Still in the state of Florida, [45] suggest that a state program being implemented beginning in the late 1990s to control invasive upland plants are very effective and could yield as much as $865.1 million in present value net benefits through 2016.…”

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Economics of Harmful Invasive Species: A Review

2014

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Abstract:The purpose of this study is to review theoretical and empirical findings in economics with respect to the challenging question of how to manage invasive species. The review revealed a relatively large body of literature on the assessment of damage costs of invasive species; single species and groups of species at different geographical scales. However, the estimated damage costs show large variation, from less than 1 million USD to costs corresponding to 12% of gross domestic product, depending on the methods employed, geographical scale, and scope with respect to inclusion of different species. Decisions regarding optimal management strategies, when to act in the invasion chain and which policy to choose, have received much less attention in earlier years, but have been subject to increasing research during the last decade. More difficult, but also more relevant policy issues have been raised, which concern the targeting in time and space of strategies under conditions of uncertainty. In particular, the weighting of costs and benefits from early detection and mitigation against the uncertain avoidance of damage with later control, when the precision in targeting species is typically greater is identified as a key challenge. The role of improved monitoring for detecting species and their spread and damage has been emphasized, but questions remain on how to achieve this in practice. This is in contrast to the relatively large body of literature on policies for mitigating dispersal by trade, which is regarded as one of the most important vectors for the spread of invasive species. On the other hand, the literature on how to mitigate established species, by control or adaptation, is much more scant. Studies evaluating causes for success or failure of policies against invasive in practice are in principal non-existing. OPEN ACCESSDiversity 2014, 6 501

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Managing invasive plants on public conservation forestlands: Application of a bio-economic model

Cited by 20 publications

References 17 publications

The Value of Forest Conservation for Water Quality Protection

The Value of Forest Conservation for Water Quality Protection

Public preferences and values for management of aquatic invasive plants in state parks

Economics of Harmful Invasive Species: A Review

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