Valuing Ecosystems as an Economic Part of Climate-Compatible Development Infrastructure in Coastal Zones of Kenya &amp; Sri Lanka

Emerton, L.; Huxham, Mark; Bournazel, Jil; Kumara, M.P.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-43633-3_2

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“…Here we provide an overview of the methods used; more detailed information is available from Emerton (2014) and Huxham (2013). Figures are expressed as net values, the costs of harvesting, producing or using ecosystem services are deducted, and at constant, 2014 prices.…”

Section: Valuation Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Applying Climate Compatible Development and economic valuation to coastal management: A case study of Kenya's mangrove forests

Huxham

Emerton²,

Kairo

et al. 2015

Journal of Environmental Management

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Section: Valuation Methodsmentioning

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Applying Climate Compatible Development and economic valuation to coastal management: A case study of Kenya's mangrove forests

Huxham

Emerton²,

Kairo

et al. 2015

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…For example, values may be inflated as they are estimated from global values, such as those from Costanza et al (2014), who originally created values by statistically extrapolating value estimates to entire biomes (Pendleton et al, 2015). Moreover, benefit transfer values can be laden with inaccuracies due to the use of values for one site that were originally calculated for another biophysically, ecologically and socioeconomically distinct location (Emerton, 2014;Himes-Cowell et al, 2018b). Valuation studies that rely heavily on benefit transfer data (secondary data) also suffer from insufficient primary studies or meta-analyses that include comprehensive socio-economic information (Himes-Cornell et al, 2018b), which could be vital to decision making.…”

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Strengthened multi-stakeholder linkages in valuation studies is critical for improved decision making outcomes for valuable mangroves – The Malaysian case study

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Mangrove forests in Southeast Asia are continuously declining as a result of unsustainable practices, partly due to limited recognition of the value of mangrove services in land use decision making. Valuation practitioners have assumed that monetary valuation should inform local and national decision makers to ensure sustainable management of mangrove resources. For ecosystem service valuation to be of use to decision makers, best practices should be adhered to such as having straightforward policy questions and strong stakeholder engagement from the onset of valuation studies, suitable choice of valuation methodologies, and the ability to effectively demonstrate causal links between drivers of ecosystem health, change, and resource users. This study, focusing on the Malaysian case study, assessed the effectiveness and challenges of local ecosystem service valuation studies in informing mangrove management decisions against a set of global best practices. A systematic review approach was undertaken to identify relevant Malaysian mangrove ecosystem service valuation studies. Of 184 studies identified, only 17 provided monetary values for mangrove ecosystem services. These studies valued nine different mangrove ecosystem services, with the cultural ecosystem services of tourism being the most frequently valued. Most of the valuation studies were designed to raise awareness of the value of ecosystems (64.7%). Other intended uses included determining appropriate charging rates for mangrove uses (17.6%), comparing the costs and benefits of different environmental uses (11.8%), and providing a justification and support for certain decision making (5.9%). Overall, mangrove valuation studies in Malaysia were characterized by weak multi-stakeholder engagement, non-standardized valuation units across the whole country, limited dissemination of the valuation outcome, and cursory references to the potential use of mangrove ecosystem services. Most of the studies did not exert apparent influence on mangrove management. Future valuation studies in Malaysia and the Southeast Asian region should aim to build more robust engagement between valuation practitioners and key stakeholder groups, especially decision makers, at all stages of the study process and incorporate a clear dissemination strategy for sharing results.

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“…An important attribute for the classification of the studies included in the database is the location of the mangrove forest to be investigated. Table 1 presents an overview of the database, and details the countries, in which mangrove forests were objects of research on the valuation of ecosystem services (detailed references are presented in the reference list: [ 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 ])...…”

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Ecosystem Services of Mangrove Forests: Results of a Meta-Analysis of Economic Values

Getzner

Islam

2020

IJERPH

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Mangrove forests are paramount for sustaining and enhancing ecosystem services benefitting both local and regional communities, and the global environment. Scholars have long studied the values of ecosystem services of mangrove forests. However, the number of recent primary studies monetizing ecosystem services is rather limited. This paper ascertains the values of ecosystem services of 66 primary valuation studies with a total of 250 observations. The results indicate that the range of values is substantially wide. This range cannot be explained sufficiently by the various differences of the studies, as the explanatory power of the econometric estimations is low. Main influential factors on the values of ecosystem services are the elicitation methods, the types of ecosystem services considered, and the conservation status of the respective mangrove forest as Ramsar site. The results stress the significant economic values of ecosystem services of mangrove forests and the importance for conservation management. However, the results also caution against a direct transfer of benefits between sites. The substantial variety of site and country specifics warrants the implementation of separate, original valuation studies.

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Valuing Ecosystems as an Economic Part of Climate-Compatible Development Infrastructure in Coastal Zones of Kenya & Sri Lanka

Cited by 10 publications

References 17 publications

Applying Climate Compatible Development and economic valuation to coastal management: A case study of Kenya's mangrove forests

Applying Climate Compatible Development and economic valuation to coastal management: A case study of Kenya's mangrove forests

Strengthened multi-stakeholder linkages in valuation studies is critical for improved decision making outcomes for valuable mangroves – The Malaysian case study

Ecosystem Services of Mangrove Forests: Results of a Meta-Analysis of Economic Values

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