Changes in the value of ecosystem services due to watershed development in India’s Eastern Ghats and incentives for better stewardship

Suresh Kumar, M Madhu, Ranjay K Singh, Rajesh Kaushal, Ch. Jyotiprava Dash, Hombe H.C. Gowda and Gw Barla

Ecosystem Services, 2024, vol. 65, issue C

Abstract: •Effects of watershed development on ecosystem services (ES) were assessed, along with resulting bio-physical changes, and externalities.•Extent of underestimation of economic worth of ES, when not including other than provisioning services, is computed.•Comprehensive ecosystem services assessments and their economic valuation are critically important in determining the potential impact of watershed development.•Estimated value of the economic incentives to the watershed farmers for conserving the natural resources is $229 ha−1.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2023.101580

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