Forest ecosystem services: Can they pay our way out of deforestation?
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2002
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The ecosystem services provided by forests are vital to humanity and cannot be fully replaced by technology. The services provided by forests are threatened and damaged by human activities, making restoration and protection imperative. Economic valuation of forest services is a useful tool, but has limitations and flaws. It is necessary to provide incentives for resource owners to make conservation more desirable than other alternative
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Carbon sequestration, Deforestation, Biodiversity, Payments for environmental services, Forest management, Non-wood forest products, Environmental services, Conservation strategy, Conservation incentives, Forests, Biodiversity conservation, Ecosystem services, Forest ecosystems, Economic valuation
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A discussion paper prepared for the GEF for the Forestry Roundtable to be held in conjunction with the UNFF II, Costa Rica, 11 March 2002