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How Much is the Amazon Worth? The State of Knowledge Concerning the Value of Preserving Amazon Rainforests

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dc.contributor.authorMay, Peter H.
dc.contributor.authorSilveira Soares-Filho, Soares-Filho
dc.contributor.authorStrand, Jon
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-04T19:52:13Z
dc.date.available2014-02-04T19:52:13Z
dc.date.issued2013-10
dc.description.abstractThis paper surveys the current state of knowledge concerning the value of the Amazon rainforest, including a survey of work to date to quantify changes in economic values when the rainforest cover changes. The focus is on local and regional impacts of forest loss or protection, including both gross values of forest protection and opportunity costs of converting the forest to other uses including agriculture. Important gross value items surveyed are timber and non-timber product extraction from a sustainably maintained rainforest; local values of eco-tourism; biological resources including bio-prospecting; a range of hydrological impacts including watershed protection, hydropower production, and changes in rainfall patterns; and impacts of forest fires and their control. Mapping such values in geographical space is of high value for implementing efficient and effective (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation ) programs for protecting the remaining forest. The current data basis for such mapping is found to be quite weak and in need of improvement for all value elements.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/18420593/much-amazon-worth-state-knowledge-concerning-value-preserving-amazon-rainforests
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6668
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16883
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6668
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABOVEGROUND FOREST BIOMASS
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
dc.subjectAEROSOLS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL USES
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAMAZON DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectAMAZON FOREST
dc.subjectAMAZON RAINFOREST
dc.subjectANIMAL
dc.subjectANTHROPOGENIC CARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectATLANTIC FOREST
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC CARBON
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC WATER
dc.subjectBASES
dc.subjectBATS
dc.subjectBEAR
dc.subjectBEES
dc.subjectBENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBIOMASS BURNING
dc.subjectBIOSPHERE
dc.subjectBRAZILIAN AMAZON
dc.subjectBUFFER AREAS
dc.subjectBUFFER ZONES
dc.subjectBUSH MEAT
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON BIOMASS
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON MARKET
dc.subjectCARBON MARKETS
dc.subjectCARBON POLICY
dc.subjectCARBON RELEASE
dc.subjectCARBON STOCK
dc.subjectCARBON STOCKS
dc.subjectCARBON SUPPLY
dc.subjectCARBON VALUES
dc.subjectCATTLE
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE EFFECTS
dc.subjectCLIMATOLOGY
dc.subjectCLOUDS
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONES
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FISHERIES
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FISHING
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL USES
dc.subjectCONSERVATION AREAS
dc.subjectCONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCONSERVATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCONSERVATIONISTS
dc.subjectCONTINGENT VALUATION
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION RATES
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION SCENARIOS
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDRY SEASON
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC VALUE
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectEFFECT OF DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE CONSERVATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS IMPACTS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectENDEMIC SPECIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subjectEXOTIC SPECIES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectEXTRACTIVE ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFERTILIZATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISHERIES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFLAMMABILITY
dc.subjectFLUXES OF CARBON
dc.subjectFOREST AREA
dc.subjectFOREST BIOME
dc.subjectFOREST CARBON
dc.subjectFOREST CARBON STOCKS
dc.subjectFOREST CLEARING
dc.subjectFOREST CONSERVATION
dc.subjectFOREST CONVERSION
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST DIEBACK
dc.subjectFOREST DISTURBANCE
dc.subjectFOREST DWELLERS
dc.subjectFOREST ECOLOGY
dc.subjectFOREST ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectFOREST EDGES
dc.subjectFOREST FIRE
dc.subjectFOREST FIRES
dc.subjectFOREST FLOOR
dc.subjectFOREST FRAGMENTATION
dc.subjectFOREST FRAGMENTS
dc.subjectFOREST LAND
dc.subjectFOREST LOSS
dc.subjectFOREST LOSSES
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOREST PROTECTION
dc.subjectFOREST RECOVERY
dc.subjectFOREST RESTORATION
dc.subjectFOREST USE
dc.subjectFOREST VALUATION
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTRY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectGCM
dc.subjectGENETIC
dc.subjectGENETIC MATERIAL
dc.subjectGENETIC RESOURCE
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHICAL RANGE
dc.subjectGHGS
dc.subjectGLOBAL CARBON BALANCE
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectGLOBAL FOREST
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGOLD
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS ABSORPTION
dc.subjectHUMIDITY
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL CYCLE
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectISSUES
dc.subjectLAND RESOURCES
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USE CHANGE
dc.subjectLAND USES
dc.subjectLOCAL FOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectLOSS OF FOREST
dc.subjectLOW-CARBON
dc.subjectMAGNESIUM
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectNATIVE SPECIES
dc.subjectNATURAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectNON-USE VALUES
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOILS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectOPTION VALUE
dc.subjectORGANIC MATTER
dc.subjectPALM
dc.subjectPASTURE
dc.subjectPASTURES
dc.subjectPERVERSE INCENTIVES
dc.subjectPHARMACEUTICALS
dc.subjectPHYSICS
dc.subjectPLANT
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLLINATION
dc.subjectPOLLINATORS
dc.subjectPP
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGES
dc.subjectPRIVATE INFORMATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFOREST COVER
dc.subjectRAINFORESTS
dc.subjectREDUCING EMISSIONS
dc.subjectRELATIVE VALUE
dc.subjectRESERVES
dc.subjectRIVER BASINS
dc.subjectSAVANNA
dc.subjectSINK
dc.subjectSMOKE
dc.subjectSOUTHERN OSCILLATION
dc.subjectSPATIAL PATTERNS
dc.subjectSPECIES CONSERVATION
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE LOGGING
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTIMBER EXTRACTION
dc.subjectTIMBER FOREST
dc.subjectTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT
dc.subjectTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT EXTRACTION
dc.subjectTIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectTIMBER HARVESTING
dc.subjectTIMBER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectTIMBER PRICES
dc.subjectTIMBER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectTIMBER PRODUCTS
dc.subjectTOURISM
dc.subjectTOURIST ATTRACTIONS
dc.subjectTREE
dc.subjectTROPICAL DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectTROPICAL FOREST
dc.subjectTROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION
dc.subjectTROPICAL FORESTS
dc.subjectTROPICS
dc.subjectUNEP
dc.subjectUSE VALUE
dc.subjectVEGETATION
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectWILDLIFE
dc.subjectWILLINGNESS TO PAY
dc.subjectevaluation methods
dc.titleHow Much is the Amazon Worth? The State of Knowledge Concerning the Value of Preserving Amazon Rainforestsen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.crossref.titleHow Much is the Amazon Worth? The State of Knowledge concerning the Value of Preserving Amazon Rainforests
okr.date.disclosure2013-10-01
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/18420593/much-amazon-worth-state-knowledge-concerning-value-preserving-amazon-rainforests
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6668
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.geographicalSouth America
okr.region.geographicalLatin America
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry :: General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management::Biodiversity
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management::Climate change
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change and Environment
okr.topicEnvironment::Wildlife Resources
okr.topicRural Development::Forestry
okr.unitEnvironment and Energy Team, Development Research Group
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