Methods to value natural resources and ecosystem services: Evolutionary changes

Changes in the global value of ecosystem services

In 1997, the global value of ecosystem services was estimated to average $33 trillion/yr in 1995 $US ($46 trillion/yr in 2007 $US). In this paper, we provide an updated estimate based on updated unit ecosystem service values and land use change estimates between 1997 and 2011. We also address some of the critiques of the 1997 paper. Using the same methods as in the 1997 paper but with updated d...

Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services of Soils

Estelle J. Dominati AgResearch, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand ABSTRACT: The concepts of natural capital, ecological infrastructure, and ecosystem services are reviewed for soils and managed landscapes. Translating theoretical frameworks and insights addressing soil functioning into operational models and tools for resource manag...

The value of the Ecological Station of Jataí's ecosystem services and natural capital.

The capacity of a given natural ecosystem to provide certain goods and services that satisfy human needs depends on its environmental characteristics (natural processes and components). It was described the availability of these goods and services (environmental functions) controlled and sustained by ecological processes operating in Ecological Station of Jataí (Luiz Antônio, SP). The environme...

Value of the World's Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital: Toward a Dynamic, Integrated Approach

(1) Publish a theoretical manuscript (or group of manuscripts) that articulates our interdisciplinary approach to global ecosystem service valuation (2) Create a database that brings relevant social, economic, and ecological data together in a fully relational format (3) Develop an integrated, dynamic model of ecological and economic systems to more comprehensively evaluate ecosystem services a...

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