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Submitted by gusperver(0)15 June, 2012 - 16:48

Economic Valuation of Watershed Services for Sustainable Forest Management: Insights from Mexico

This work describes the benefits of identifying and valuing watershed services for sustainable forest management in Mexico. The work evaluates various local studies that used contingent valuation as the basis for estimating the economic value of water uses in the country. Statistical methods of these studies’ results revealed that there are not significant differences between consumptive and non-consumptive uses of water resources. However, the individual benefits estimated for consumptive use values were 47% higher than those for non-consumptive use cases.

Year started: 
2009
Organization Name: 
Instituto Politecnico Nacional
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Submitted by Rowan Schmidt(0)16 December, 2011 - 13:37

An Ecological Study of Ecuador’s Intag Region: The Environmental Impacts and Potential Rewards of Mining

The Intag region of Ecuador spans two of the world’s 34 most biologically important areas. With diminishing oil reserves and an increasing demand for minerals from emerging economies, leaders in the provincial and national government are under tremendous pressure to expand state incomes through natural resource extraction. This study examines the economic value of the region’s unique natural goods, which include water, timber, and agricultural products, as well as

Year started: 
2010
Organization Name: 
Earth Economics
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Submitted by Florence Landsberg(0)17 November, 2011 - 05:16

Ecosystem Services Review for Impact Assessment: a new methodology to address ecosystem services in impact assessment

The Ecosystem Services Review for Impact Assessment (ESR for IA) is a structured methodology to help environmental and social practitioners address ecosystem services throughout the impact assessment process. More specifically, the ESR for IA provides practitioners with:

Year started: 
2010
Organization Name: 
World Resources Institute
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Submitted by Kassandra(0)14 September, 2011 - 11:17

The Conservation Registry

The Conservation Registry tracks and maps wildlife, habitat and other conservation and restoration across the landscape. It is a central, online repository of on-the-ground project information, the goals of which are:

1. To facilitate informed decision-making
2. To create opportunities for collaboration
3. To provide context and effectiveness for conservation work
4. To offer free basic project management tools

Year started: 
2008
Organization Name: 
Defenders of Wildlife
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Submitted by Sally Duncan(0)10 May, 2011 - 12:36

PES & Public Utilities

“Payment for ecosystem services” (PES) is a market-based approach to protecting and restoring the environment. The growing attention to PES from scholars, practitioners, and the conservation community is not just for its potential to enhance the services nature provides for society, but also for its potential to enhance the economic prosperity of the suppliers of those services, including agricultural landowners. However, a number of challenges persist on the demand side of the equation. In particular, who will pay landowners for their stewardship?

Year started: 
2011
Organization Name: 
Institute for Natural Resources
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