Saving What Remains


 

Economic Values

Direct Use Value - Output of forest products, from timber to animal furs

Indirect Use Value - Ecological functions of the ecosystem like watershed protection and carbon sequestration

Option Value - Something like an insurance policy premium which people are willing to pay in order to insure the supply of something, the availability of which would otherwise by uncertain

Bequest value - A willingness to pay to preserve a resource for the benefit of one's descendants

Existence value - Values conferred by humans on the ecosystem regardless of its use

The sum of the above five values is the Total Economic Value of the ecosystem.

   

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Solutions Introduction
Sustainable Forest Products
Large-scale Forest Products
Medicinal Drugs
Logging
Logging (con't)
Oil
Conservation Priorities
Reserve Size & Valuation
Organization
Intergovernmental Institutions
Communication, Education
Indigenous people
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References (1)
References (3)
References (5)

Sustainable Dev - Agriculture
Eco-tourism
Foods & Genetic Diversity
Medicinal Drugs & Pesticides
Logging (con't)
Cattle
Increasing Productivity
Types of Reserves
Funding
Developing nations
NGOs
International Organizations
Conclusion
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References (2)
References (4)
References (6)

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