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DOI	10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105450
	Perceived importance and economic valuation of ecosystem services in Ghodaghodi wetland of Nepal
	Aryal, Kishor; Ojha, Bhuwan Raj; Maraseni, Tek
通讯作者	Aryal, K (通讯作者)，Univ Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Qld, Australia.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	0264-8377
EISSN	1873-5754
卷号	106
英文摘要	Being the most productive ecosystem on earth, wetlands provide basic as well as critical ecosystem services to humans and other living beings. However, the wetland resources are constantly being degraded because of poor understanding of its importance at local level and the lack of recognition of their economic value at sub-national and national levels. Using a case study of a Ramsar Convention site of Nepal - Ghodaghodi Wetland area?this paper identifies ecosystem services of the wetland based on its perceived importance at local level, and assessed its use and non-use values through total economic valuation method. We have employed literature review and participatory research tools (i.e., key informant interviews, household survey and field observation) for data collection. Based on priority ranking analysis, we found that ten major ecosystem services provided by the wetland, forest products being ranked as the most important followed by edible foods and tourism. Local people ranked (active) use value as the highest priority because the wetland is a complex of lake clusters with surrounding forests of the tropical region, providing the most needed provisioning services to local communities. As of the present evaluation of ecosystem services, the annual net economic return from Ghodaghodi wetland is estimated at 0.67 million US dollars, use value comprising 96% of the total. Having discussed the linkages and relations between (1) people?s preferences and economic value and (2) use value and non-use values, we have suggested much needed policy interventions and future pathways of research for minimizing tradeoffs between provisioning and other ecosystem services, and for the precautionary interventions to sustain (active) use value while maintaining the integrity of ecosystem health.
关键词	WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY TRADE-OFFS MANAGEMENT BIODIVERSITY FORESTS CARBON
英文关键词	Economic valuation; Ecosystem services; Ghodaghodi wetland; Willingness to pay
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Environmental Studies
WOS记录号	WOS:000647574200005
来源期刊	LAND USE POLICY
来源机构	中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/253939
作者单位	[Aryal, Kishor; Maraseni, Tek] Univ Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Qld, Australia; [Aryal, Kishor] Minist Ind Tourism Forests & Environm, Dhangadhi, Sudoorpashchim, Nepal; [Ojha, Bhuwan Raj] Agr & Forestry Univ, Hetauda, Nepal; [Maraseni, Tek] Chinese Acad Sci, Northwest Inst Ecoenvironm & Resources, Lanzhou 730000, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Aryal, Kishor,Ojha, Bhuwan Raj,Maraseni, Tek. Perceived importance and economic valuation of ecosystem services in Ghodaghodi wetland of Nepal[J]. 中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院,2021,106.
APA	Aryal, Kishor,Ojha, Bhuwan Raj,&Maraseni, Tek.(2021).Perceived importance and economic valuation of ecosystem services in Ghodaghodi wetland of Nepal.LAND USE POLICY,106.
MLA	Aryal, Kishor,et al."Perceived importance and economic valuation of ecosystem services in Ghodaghodi wetland of Nepal".LAND USE POLICY 106(2021).