Ecosystem Services economic Valuation (ESV) is often seen as a tool that can potentially
enhance our collective choices regarding ecosystem services as it factors in the costs and …

As a typical declarative preference assessment method, contingent valuation method (CVM)
has been widely used to improve the solid waste management and disposal. Quantifying an …

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is the systematic and analytical process of comparing benefits
and costs in evaluating the desirability of a project or programme–often of a social nature. It …

This paper is concerned with the empirical relationship between biodiversity conservation
values and income. We use random effects panel models to examine the effects of income …

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 …

Beaches, an important component of coastal tourism resources, are gradually eroding as a
result of environmental pollution, ecological damage, etc., which is ignored by tourists as …

Urban forest parks, such as Fuzhou National Forest Park (FNFP), provide residents with
landscape amenities, recreational opportunities, and interaction with nature. Understanding …

Uganda is richly endowed with flora and fauna. Until the early 2000s, most of the types of
vegetation have remained natural/virgin forests and shrubs until recent years, when human …

This study attempts to estimate the household's Willingness to Pay (WTP) for biodiversity
conservation in Dachigam National Park, India. The park houses the last viable population …

Land use conversion from forests to agricultural lands may have a major influence on soil
organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (TN) stocks and dynamics in northern Iran. The …