| Autor: |
Bradbury, RB, Butchart, SHM, Fisher, B, Hughes, FMR, Ingwall-King, L, MacDonald, MA, Merriman, JC, Peh, KSH, Pellier, AS, Thomas, DHL, Trevelyan, R, Balmford, A |
| Přispěvatelé: |
Bradbury, RB [0000-0002-1245-2763], Butchart, SHM [0000-0002-1140-4049], Peh, KSH [0000-0002-2921-1341], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Popis: |
Nature provides many benefits for people, yet there are few data on how changes at individual sites impact the net value of ecosystem service provision. A 2002 review found only five analyses comparing the net economic benefits of conserving nature versus pursuing an alternative, more intensive human use. Here we revisit this crucial comparison, synthesising recent data from 62 sites worldwide. In 24 cases with economic estimates of services, conservation or restoration benefits (e.g. greenhouse gas regulation, flood protection) tend to outweigh those private benefits (e.g. profits from agriculture or logging) driving change to the alternative state. Net benefits rise rapidly with increasing social cost of carbon. Qualitative data from all 62 sites suggest that monetisation of additional services would further increase the difference. Although conservation and restoration did not universally provide greater net value than the alternative state, across a large, geographically and contextually diverse sample, our findings indicate that at current levels of habitat conversion, conserving and restoring sites typically benefits human prosperity. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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