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A "Delphi Exercise" as a Tool in Amazon Rainforest Valuation

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dc.contributor.authorCarson, Richard T.
dc.contributor.authorStrand, Jon
dc.contributor.authorNavrud, Stale
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz-Bobea, Ariel
dc.contributor.authorVincent, Jeffrey
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-07T21:36:13Z
dc.date.available2015-01-07T21:36:13Z
dc.date.issued2014-12
dc.description.abstractThe Amazon rainforest, the world's largest and most biodiverse, represents a global public good of which 15 percent has already been lost. The worldwide value of preserving the remaining forest is today unknown. A "Delphi" exercise was conducted involving more than 200 environmental valuation experts from 36 countries, who were asked to predict the outcome of a survey to elicit willingness to pay for Amazon forest preservation among their own countries' populations. Expert judgments of average willingness-to-pay levels, per household per year, to fund a plan to protect all of the current Amazon rainforest up to 2050, range from $4 to $36 in 12 Asian countries, to near $100 in Canada, Germany, and Norway, with other high-income countries in between. Somewhat lower willingness-to-pay values were found for a less strict plan that allows a 12 percent further rainforest area reduction. The elasticity of experts' willingness-to-pay assessments with respect to own-country per capita income is slightly below but not significantly different from unity when results are pooled across countries and income is adjusted for purchasing power parity.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/12/23072549/delphi-exercise-tool-amazon-rainforest-valuation
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7143
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21139
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7143
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAMAZON BASIN
dc.subjectAMAZON FOREST
dc.subjectAMAZON RAINFOREST
dc.subjectAMAZONIAN RAINFOREST
dc.subjectAMPHIBIANS
dc.subjectANIMAL
dc.subjectANIMAL SPECIES
dc.subjectANIMALS
dc.subjectBELIEFS
dc.subjectBENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBIRDS
dc.subjectBUSINESS AS USUAL SCENARIO
dc.subjectCALCULATION
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectCARBON SINK
dc.subjectCARBON STORAGE
dc.subjectCARBON VALUES
dc.subjectCATTLE
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCOLLABORATION
dc.subjectCOMPLEXITY
dc.subjectCONTINGENT VALUATION
dc.subjectCONTINGENT VALUATION METHOD
dc.subjectCOST ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCULTURAL HERITAGE
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION RATES
dc.subjectDENSE FOREST
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISCOUNT RATE
dc.subjectDISCUSSION
dc.subjectDISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectENDANGERED SPECIES
dc.subjectENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMISTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL GOODS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL VALUES
dc.subjectEXISTENCE VALUE
dc.subjectEXPLORATION
dc.subjectEXTERNALITY
dc.subjectEXTINCTION
dc.subjectFOREST AREA
dc.subjectFOREST COVER
dc.subjectFOREST LOSS
dc.subjectFOREST LOSSES
dc.subjectFOREST PROTECTION
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEDONIC PRICING
dc.subjectIDEA
dc.subjectIDEAS
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOME TAXES
dc.subjectISSUES
dc.subjectLAND ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLEADING
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLOGS
dc.subjectMAMMAL SPECIES
dc.subjectMAMMALS
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATIONAL PARKS
dc.subjectNON-USE VALUES
dc.subjectOXYGEN
dc.subjectPASSIVE USE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION SURVEY
dc.subjectPOPULATION SURVEYS
dc.subjectPP
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRATE OF DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectRAW DATA
dc.subjectSOCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectSPECIES OF PLANTS
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSURVEY INSTRUMENT
dc.subjectTHINKING
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTIMBER EXTRACTION
dc.subjectTREES
dc.subjectTROPICAL RAIN FORESTS
dc.subjectTROPICAL RAINFORESTS
dc.subjectVARIETY
dc.subjectWILLINGNESS TO PAY
dc.subjectWTP
dc.titleA "Delphi Exercise" as a Tool in Amazon Rainforest Valuationen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.crossref.titleA “Delphi Exercise” as a Tool in Amazon Rainforest Valuation
okr.date.disclosure2014-12-15
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:33:45.052233Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/12/23072549/delphi-exercise-tool-amazon-rainforest-valuation
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.guid857581468338374958
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7143
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20141223150929
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum23072549
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okr.region.countryBrazil
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicEducation::Knowledge for Development
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicEnvironment::Wildlife Resources
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitEnvironment and Energy Team, Development Research Group
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