期刊
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
卷 17, 期 -, 页码 53-63出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2015.11.006
关键词
Payment for ecosystem services; Environmental valuation; Choice experiment; Cost of provision; Biodiversity; Wildfire prevention
资金
- European community [243950]
This study assesses the feasibility of a mechanism of payment for ecosystem services to improve the provision of ecosystem services by private forest owners. The range of the potential payment is defined by the opportunity costs of a change in forest management as the lower boundary, and by the willingness to pay of society for the improved supply of ecosystem services as the upper boundary. We assess these two boundaries in four hypothetical management scenarios for Aleppo pine forests in Catalonia (northeastern Spain): (i) passive; (ii) active timber-oriented; (iii) biodiversity improvement; and (iv) wildfire prevention. The upscaling of the outcomes to the regional level shows that the value of the social demand covers the opportunity costs of the landowner. We argue that these figures prove the feasibility and likely acceptance of introducing a payment for ecosystem services based on an earmarked tax. This study represents an initial step for policy instrument design. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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