Abstract Study region India. Study focus India has a wealth of wetland ecosystems that
support diverse and unique habitats. These wetlands provide numerous ecological goods …

Ecosystem services are ecosystem processes that directly or indirectly benefit human well‐
being. There has been much recent literature identifying different services and the …

While wetlands contribute significantly to ecosystem services, their nature as a public good
implies that the public sector, rather than the market, values their conservation, utilization …

The values of goods and services provided by wetland ecosystems are examined through a
meta‐analysis of an expanded database of wetland value estimates and with a focus on …

This paper presents the first comprehensive synthesis of economic valuations of wetlands in
developing countries. Meta-regression analysis (MRA) is applied to 1432 estimates of the …

Participation in ecosystem-based marine recreational activities (MRAs) has increased
around the world, adding a new dimension to human use of the marine ecosystem and …

Although the number of studies on ecosystem service value (ESV) has steadily increased,
large variations and inconsistent patterns in the estimated results have motivated us to …

Forest ecosystems provide a variety of valuable goods and services. This paper presents a
meta-analysis of forest studies using the Contingent Valuation (CV) method to value the …

Wetlands are the most diverse, highly dynamic, productive, and ecologically sensitive areas
in Earth. In Kashmir Himalaya, Srinagar city is bestowed with a large number of picturesque …

There is growing policy and academic interest in transferring ecosystem service values from
existing valuation studies to other ecosystem sites at a large geographic scale. Despite the …