期刊
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY
卷 7, 期 4, 页码 345-362出版社
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/21606544.2018.1434562
关键词
Climate change mitigation; ecosystem restoration; peatlands; choice experiment; benefit-cost assessment; net present value
资金
- Scottish Government Rural Affairs and the Environment Portfolio Strategic Research Programme
- University of Leeds Social Sciences Impact Acceleration Account
- Natural Environment Research Council [NE/P00783X/1]
- NERC [NE/P00783X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
Restoration offers opportunities for securing and enhancing critical ecosystem services provided by peatlands, such as carbon storage, water retention and water quality, and support for biodiversity and wildlife. A comprehensive valuation encompassing the relevant public benefits of restoration and how these compare with it is lacking to date, leaving policy makers with little guidance with respect to the economic efficiency of restoring this climate-critical ecosystem. Using Scotland as a case study, this paper quantifies the non-market benefits of changes in peatland ecological condition associated with changes in ecosystem service provision and depending on the location of restoration efforts. Benefits on a per hectare basis are compared to varying capital and recurrent cost in a net present value space, providing a benchmark to be used in decision making on investments into peatland restoration. The findings suggest that peatland restoration is likely to be welfare enhancing. Benefits also exceed cost in appraisals of previous and future public investments into peatland restoration. The results thus strengthen the economic rationale for climate change mitigation through improved peatland management.
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