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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Shi, Pulin; & Brown, Alec (2014). Valuing the Economic Benefits of Florida's Conservation Lands. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/8571.Collections
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