Value of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in South Asia and India: Past, Present and Future

Anil Markandya

Chapter Chapter 15 in Development in India, 2016, pp 315-350 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract South Asia (SASIA) is endowed with a number of biomes that contain valuable biodiversity and provide ecosystem services of special significance to poor rural communities. The paper looks at trends in mean species abundance adjusted estimates of land areas under different biomes: ice and tundra, grassland and steppe, scrubland and savannah and three types of forests: boreal, temperate and tropical. Changes in these areas from 1900 to 2000 are assessed and valued and projections are made to 2050. Finally the current values and future values of services provided by forests, grasslands, wetlands, mangroves and coral reefs are presented for India alone.

Keywords: Ecosystem Service; Coral Reef; Tropical Forest; Carbon Sequestration; Carbon Stock (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2541-6_15

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