Landscape management in tropical regions based on an assessment of ecosystem services
This study reports the assessments of economic values of ecological services (EVSG) at Pasoh Forest Reserve (PFR), Malaysia. A model was proposed for landscape management that encompasses the least economic risk. The specific objectives of this study are: (1) to estimate the EVSG delivered by a bi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
2003
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/2174/1/AnnualNIES2002_5_1_Landscape_management.pdf http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/2174/ http://www.nies.go.jp/biology/pasoh/topics/report/Annual_report_PDF/2002_PDF/5_1_Landscape_management.pdf |
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| Institution: | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | This study reports the assessments of economic values of ecological services (EVSG) at Pasoh Forest Reserve (PFR), Malaysia. A model was proposed for landscape management that encompasses the least economic risk. The specific objectives of this study are: (1) to estimate the EVSG delivered by a biome when it is relatively intact, and when it has been converted to other land uses, including logging and oil palm plantations; (2) to compare the economic value of tropical forest with alternative land uses and evaluate the economic risks of deforestations in PFR; (3) to develop appropriate land use model base on a composition of the economic values of both ecosystem services and commercial products from tropical forests, logged forests, and oil palm plantations using a spatial-based model. |
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