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Habitats and the ecosystem services they provide are part of the world's portfolio of natural capital assets. Like many … interested in understanding how to make the link between ecosystem function, ecosystem service, and conservation policy decisions … this research is not just important for ecological science but it can and will influence ecosystem service values that in …
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In this paper we evaluate the economic, natural capital and ecosystem services impacts of strategies for conserving … Ecosystem Services (PES), implementing more sustainable silvopastoral systems and expanding habitat banking. We develop and … Ecosystem Services Modeling (IEEMESM) to shed light on the multi-dimensional impacts of these programs from the perspective of …
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This paper describes how Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) can be integrated into economy wide analytical frameworks to enhance evidence based decision making. Examples from applications of the Integrated Environmental Economic Modelling (IEEM) Platform show how explicitly accounting for the...
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The value of the services provided to human societies by natural ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles has recently been the topic of discussion and research. Here I review some of the basic economic principles necessary for understanding some of the questions that arise in this area. I argue...
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Agroforestry systems are vital for sustainable development in Africa, offering significant benefits such as enhanced agricultural productivity, biodiversity conservation, and climate resilience. This study provides a detailed analysis of the past, present, and potential future distributions of...
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Humans rely on nature for various ecosystem services to enhance their well-being. However, the gains in human well …-being have been achieved at the losses in many ecosystem services. One of the key challenges in ecosystem service science is to … factors and processes that drive ecosystem changes. It is now commonly accepted that ecosystem services are not generated by …
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(economic general equilibrium [EGE] and ecosystem services [ESS]). The goal is to suggest different environmental interventions …
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compensate for permitted wetland losses. These mitigation wetlands can provide ecosystem services similar to original wetlands if … in the Army Corps permit files represent actual wetland creation, ecosystem services value is estimated using a wetland … is used for the analysis. The results indicate that cumulative ecosystem services value per acre per year is in the range …
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economic and ecosystem wide response to a policy of reduced runoff is quantified. The approach provides an assessment of …
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This paper critically reviews ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) approaches for food security under climate change … of coherence in AIMS SIDS approaching food security, in terms of policies and actions not reflecting the ecosystem …
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