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Valuing the Economic Benefits of Florida's Conservation Lands
Abstract
The ecosystem service value provided by conservation lands can be a useful tool as
governments evaluate conservation priorities. Therefore, the Florida State Department
of Environmental Protection requested a study building on a previously conducted one
valuing some of the State’s 270 conservation areas. A benefit transfer valuation
was conducted on 20 representative lands. Results indicated the conservation lands
provided more than $5,340 per acre in ecosystem services. Although, these do not
include every conservation area in Florida their dispersion throughout the State suggest
that the remaining 240 conservation areas may also provide a high level of ecosystem
services to the citizens of Florida. Further study is recommended to value the remaining
State’s protected areas.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/8561Citation
(2014). Valuing the Economic Benefits of Florida's Conservation Lands. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/8561.Collections
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