Spatially explicit valuation of the Brazilian Amazon Forest’s Ecosystem Services

Jon Strand, Britaldo Soares-Filho (), Marcos Heil Costa, Ubirajara Oliveira, Sonia Carvalho Ribeiro, Gabrielle Ferreira Pires, Aline Oliveira, Raoni Rajão, Peter May, Richard van der Hoff, Juha Siikamäki, Ronaldo Seroa Motta and Michael Toman ()
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Britaldo Soares-Filho: Federal University of Minas Gerais
Marcos Heil Costa: Federal University of Viçosa
Ubirajara Oliveira: Federal University of Minas Gerais
Sonia Carvalho Ribeiro: Federal University of Minas Gerais
Gabrielle Ferreira Pires: Federal University of Viçosa
Aline Oliveira: Federal University of Minas Gerais
Raoni Rajão: Lagesa, Federal University of Minas Gerais
Peter May: Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
Richard van der Hoff: Lagesa, Federal University of Minas Gerais
Ronaldo Seroa Motta: State University of Rio de Janeiro

Nature Sustainability, 2018, vol. 1, issue 11, 657-664

Abstract: Abstract The Brazilian Amazon forest is tremendously important for its ecosystem services but attribution of economically measurable values remains scarce. Mapping these values is essential for designing conservation strategies that suitably combine regional forest protection with sustainable forest use. We estimate spatially explicit economic values for a range of ecosystem services provided by the Brazilian Amazon forest, including food production (Brazil nut), raw material provision (rubber and timber), greenhouse gas mitigation (CO2 emissions) and climate regulation (rent losses to soybean, beef and hydroelectricity production due to reduced rainfall). Our work also includes the mapping of biodiversity resources and of rent losses to timber production by fire-induced degradation. Highest values range from US$56.72 ± 10 ha−1 yr−1 to US$737 ± 134 ha−1 yr−1 but are restricted to only 12% of the remaining forest. Our results, presented on a web platform, identify regions where high ecosystem services values cluster together as potential information to support decision-making.

Date: 2018
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