| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10503808 | Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability | 2013 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
⺠The paper highlights the usefulness and limitation of economic valuation of ecosystem services. ⺠The paper suggests how to do valuation better so that it can be credible and socially acceptable. ⺠The paper identifies the challenges in designing a regional or national policies based on upscaling of the microfinding. ⺠The paper recommends that valuation as tool must have a larger purpose. ⺠The paper concludes with the caution that no economic valuation should be misconstrued as commodification of nature.
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Authors
Pushpam Kumar, Eduardo Brondizio, Franz Gatzweiler, John Gowdy, Dolf de Groot, Unai Pascual, Belinda Reyers, Pavan Sukhdev,