Availability of data which can be used as proxy for valuation of ecosystem services with respect to forest ecosystem and wetland. I need standard secondary literatures or please suggest few articles in context to south asia. Thanks
If there is an ecosystem services valuation then impact on the local economy or whole country economy can be mentioned, because based on the ecosystem new job places can be created to protect and promote biodiversity and sustainability: Article Green jobs, definitional issues, and the employment of young...
The sources of data required in ecosystem services valuation depends mainly on the purpose of the valuation, the type of value that suits such purpose and the appropriate method of valuation that can determine the type of value sought. In general terms, these sources include the location, type and characteristics of the ecosystem services, the users or beneficiaries of such services and their level of willingness to pay for the services in the market place.
To evaluate forest ecosystem service (s), it is important to follow a framework (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment). According to a standard framework, identify your ecosystem service (s) first you are interested in. Then you search particularly following your area of focus into google scholar and web of science. My particular work in this field is under way of publication. I can share this one later. However, you can read this one and hope you can get better insights into ecosystem services evaluation.
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