The Value of Forest Conservation for Water Quality Protection

Forests protect water quality by reducing soil erosion, sedimentation, and pollution; yet there is little information about the economic value of conserving forests for water quality protection in much of the United States. To assess this value, we conducted a meta-analysis of willingness-to-pay (WT...

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Fecha de publicación:
2014
Institución:
Universidad del Rosario
Repositorio:
Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/27108
Acceso en línea:
https://doi.org/10.3390/f5050862
https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/27108
Palabra clave:
Benefit transfer
Conservation easement
Ecosystem services and goods
Forest conservation policies
Water quality
Willingness-to-pay
Rights
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