Developing Ecosystem Services for Environmental Economics in Forestry
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 July 2023) | Viewed by 1497
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Forest ecosystem services (FESs) such as carbon sequestration, climate amelioration, soil building, biodiversity, water and pollution amelioration activities and others provide a multitude of social, economic and environmental benefits that are difficult to measure and oftentimes undervalued and taken for granted. FESs can be thought of as provisional (e.g., genetic diversity), regulating (e.g., erosion prevention), supporting (e.g., soil formation) or cultural (e.g., recreation/tourism), and have individual and additive impacts on our planet and the biota that inhabit it. Nature-based services such as these are becoming increasingly critical for the survival of our planet and for sustainable growth in a world with a population in excess of 8 billion people. The valuation of FESs and their use in decision-making processes is imperative if we are to make appropriate decisions in today’s world. Forest and environmental economists are challenged with techniques and methods for measuring the values and impacts of these services, as well as their integration into policy and management decision-making realms. This Special Issue of Forests will concentrate on relevant theoretical perspectives in FESs as well as successful measurement and monitoring techniques and economic practices that lead to improved FES valuation. The Issue will also accept publications focused on practical applications and implementation of FES valuation in decision-making processes.
Dr. William G. Hubbard
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- forest ecosystem services
- economic evaluation
- forest economics
- environmental economics
