scholarly journals Valuation of Jirisan National Park’s Ecosystem Services Using the Choice Experiment Method (CE) – Focus on the Value of Species Diversity –

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-57
Author(s):  
장진
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Experiment Method

Demand and supply of agricultural ES: towards benefit-based policy

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 1223-1249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annika Tienhaara ◽  
Emmi Haltia ◽  
Eija Pouta ◽  
Kyösti Arovuori ◽  
Ioanna Grammatikopoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Discrete Choice ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Experiment Method ◽  
Almost All

Abstract In order to integrate ecosystem services (ES) in designing agri-environmental policy, we investigated both the demand for, and supply of, ES from agricultural environments in Finland. Using the discrete choice experiment method, we measured citizens’ willingness to pay (WTP) for four different ES and analysed farmers’ compensation request (willingness to accept [WTA]) for producing these services. Biodiversity and water quality gathered the highest WTA of farmers, but also the highest WTP of citizens. Overall, the average WTA exceeded the WTP for almost all attributes and levels, but 20–27 per cent of farmers were willing to produce the ES with the compensation lower than citizens’ WTP.

scholarly journals Achieving Robust and Socially Acceptable Environmental Policy Recommendations: Lessons from Combining the Choice Experiment Method and Institutional Analysis Focused on Cultural Ecosystem Services

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 484
Author(s):  
Jiří Louda ◽  
Ondřej Vojáček ◽  
Lenka Slavíková
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Institutional Analysis ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Social Perspectives ◽  
Experiment Method

The reflection of ecosystem services in environmental policy has recently become a key aspect in solving environmental problems occurring as a consequence of their overburdening. However, decision makers often pay attention predominantly to results of quantitative (monetary valuation) methods. This article explores a new way of combining quantitative and qualitative methods that has proven to be a useful practice for achieving better environmental governance. We combine the (quantitative) choice experiment method and (qualitative) institutional analysis as full and equal complements. In our approach, the goal of qualitative institutional analysis is not to verify the adequacy of willingness-to-pay results but rather to better address cultural and social perspectives of society representatives. Such an approach increases the robustness of policy recommendations and their acceptance in comparison with isolated applications of both methods. To verify this general premise, both methods were applied in the territory of the Eastern Ore Mountains in the Czech Republic to capture preferences and attitudes of local stakeholders as well as tourists towards small-scale ecosystems. The results confirm that preference calculations regarding aesthetic values of ecosystems need to be complemented with facts about institutional settings and barriers in order to better address locally relevant recommendations for decision makers, such as the introduction of new economic instruments (e.g., local taxes or entrance fees). The findings of this study can also be considered for governance of larger local, common-pool resources such as (public) forests or protected areas.

scholarly journals The Role of Phytodiversity in Riparian Alder Forests in Supporting the Provision of Ecosystem Services

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
Patrícia Mariničová ◽  
Pavol Eliáš
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Functional Groups ◽  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Woody Plants ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Human Society

Abstract Nature, ecosystems and biodiversity provide human society with many benefits known as ecosystem services. Functional diversity is an important aspect of biodiversity. In this paper, we applied inductive approach to the identification, mapping and evaluation of ecosystem services of the Aegopodio-Alnetum glutinosae community in Tribeč Mts. The results from 2015 show that the alder floodplain forest represents one of the most productive forest ecosystems with seasonal maximum production of 59.03 g m−2, species diversity of N0 = 40 and functional diversity of FD = 10. The forage potential of this community is medium, the melliferous potential is high and the therapeutic potential was estimated as extremely rich in medicinal plants. From the functional groups for providing ecosystem services, woody plants and hemicryptophytes play the most significant role.

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