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| Submission |
| ID |
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27800 |
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| Main Information |
| Title |
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Economic Valuation of Mangroves |
| Description |
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The study descroibes the valuation of a mangrove forest in the south of Thailand. The mangroves provide a variety of goods and services to local villagers, including fish, wood and honey. They also serve as a breeding ground for fish that sustain an offshore fishing industry. These values were contrastedusing the change-in-productivity technique as well as replacement costs, with the alternative conversion to intensive aquaculturem, shrimp farms. |
| Web Link |
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/doc/case-studies/inc/cs-inc-eepsea-en.pdf |
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| Additional Information |
| Source |
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The study was conducted by the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA). |
| Countries |
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Thailand |
| Ecosystems |
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Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
Forest Biodiversity |
| Regions |
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| Incentive Measures |
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Economic Valuation |
| Keywords |
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Change in productivity
Cost-based valuation
Forest management
Forest resources
Environmental economic issues |
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