World Bank2017-07-172017-07-172009-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27593The economic value of the Upper Tuul ecosystem in Mongolia reports on a study carried out under the auspices of the World Bank and the Government of Mongolia. The goal of the study was to improve understanding about the economic value of the Upper Tuul ecosystem for Ulaanbaatar's water supplies and how this might be affected by different land and resource management options in the future. The study also aims to develop and apply ecosystem valuation methods that can be used more widely in the country, to generate information about the contribution of the environment to the Mongolian economy, and to make the case for improved budget allocations for the conservation of the Upper Tuul. Integrating eco-hydrological and economic valuation techniques, the study traces through the biophysical effects and socioeconomic impacts of future land and resource degradation, and ecosystem conservation, in the upper watershed.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACTION PLANAGRICULTURAL USESAGRICULTURAL WATER USEAMPHIBIANSBASIC CONSERVATIONBASINBASINSBATBEARBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY LOSSBIRDBIRD AREASBOREAL FORESTBOTANYBROADLEAF FORESTSBROWN BEARBUFFER ZONECAMELSCATCATCHMENT AREACOMMERCIAL WATERCOMMERCIAL WATER USECOMMUNITY MEMBERSCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKCONSERVATIONCONSERVATION STRATEGYCONSUMER SURPLUSCONSUMPTION PATTERNSCORE AREASCUSTOMARY PRACTICESDAIRY CATTLEDEAD TREESDEMAND FOR WATERDISCHARGEDOMESTIC USERSDOMESTIC WATERDOMESTIC WATER USEDOMINANT SPECIESDOWNSTREAM AREASDOWNSTREAM WATER USERSECOLOGICAL CONDITIONSECOLOGICAL TERMSECOLOGYECONOMIC CONSEQUENCESECONOMIC INCENTIVESECONOMIC VALUATIONECONOMIC VALUEECOSYSTEMECOSYSTEM CHANGEECOSYSTEM CONSERVATIONECOSYSTEM DEGRADATIONECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENTECOSYSTEMSELEVATIONSELKENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICSENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONSENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYENVIRONMENTAL VALUATIONENVIRONMENTAL VALUESEROSIONEURASIAN OTTEREVAPORATIONEXPENDITURESEXPLOITATIONEXTRACTIVE ACTIVITIESFARMERSFARMINGFARMSFENCESFIELD STUDYFISHFOREST COVERFOREST LANDSCAPEFOREST RESOURCESFOREST TYPESFORESTSFRESHWATER LAKESGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATIONGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMGOATGRASSLANDGRASSLANDSGRAZINGGROUNDWATER RECHARGEGROUNDWATER RESOURCESGROUNDWATER SUPPLIESGROUNDWATER TABLESHABITATHARVEST OF TIMBERHORSESHUMAN POPULATIONHUNTINGHYDROLOGICAL MODELIRRIGATION SYSTEMSISSUESLAKELAKESLAND COVERLAND DEGRADATIONLAND USELAND USE CHANGELAND USESLANDSCAPELIVELIHOODSLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONLIVESTOCK PRODUCTSLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOSS OF WATERLYNXMAMMAL SPECIESMARGINAL COSTSMEDICINAL PLANTSMINESMOUNTAINSMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTSMUSK DEERNATIONAL PARKNATURAL ECOSYSTEMNATURAL ECOSYSTEMSNATURAL ENVIRONMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTNATUREOPPORTUNITY COSTSOWLPASTUREPASTURESPERMITSPONDSPOPULATION GROWTHPRESENT VALUEPROGRAMSPROTECTIONRAINFALLRED DEERREMOTE SENSINGREPTILESRESERVOIRSRESOURCE MANAGEMENTRESOURCE USERESTAURANTSRIVER BASINRIVER SYSTEMSRIVER WATERRIVERSROADSSCIENCESSEASEA LEVELSEDIMENT LOADSSHEEPSILTSOILSSOLID WASTESPECIESSPECIES OF BIRDSSPECIES OF FISHSPECIES OF INSECTSPECIES OF MAMMALSPECIES OF PLANTSSTREAMSSURFACE WATERSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE USETAIGATIMBERTIMBER FORESTTIMBER FOREST PRODUCTSTIMBER PRODUCTSTOURISMTOURISM ACTIVITIESTOURISM DEVELOPMENTTOURISM INDUSTRYTUNDRATURTLEURBAN WATERVALUATION METHODSVEGETATIONVULTUREWASTEWATERWASTEWATER TREATMENTWATER AVAILABILITYWATER CAPACITYWATER CHARGESWATER DEMANDWATER DISTRIBUTIONWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWATER INVESTMENTSWATER MANAGEMENTWATER POLLUTIONWATER QUALITYWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWATER SECTORWATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENTWATER SERVICESWATER SHORTAGESWATER SUPPLYWATER USERSWATERSHEDWATERSHED MANAGEMENTWELLSWILDLIFEWILLINGNESS TO PAYWOLVERINEReportWorld Bank10.1596/27593