简介：Themarket-basedincentivemechanismofpaymentsforforestenvironmentalservices(PFES)seekstocapturepartofthebenefitsderivedfromforestenvironmentalservicesandchannelsthemtoforestresourceowners/managerswhogeneratetheseservices,thusincreasestheirincentivestoconserveandmanageforestresources.ThispaperexaminessomeofthemostimportantethicalissuesentailedbyPFESmechanism.TheanalysisshowsthatPFESmaynotalwaysbenefitthepoorduetothecomparativedisadvantagesofthepoorandthecomplicatedcharacteristicsofforestecosystemservices.ItisimportantandurgenttotakeethicaldimensionsintoaccountinthePFESapproachesanddesignanddevelopthepro-poorpaymentmechanisminordertoachievethetwoobjectivesofforestconservationandeconomicdevelopment.

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简介：ThepurposeofthispaperistostudytheRSdatawebservicesandrelatedsubjectsofdatastorageanddatamanagement.Basedonananalysisofthepresentsituationanddevelopmenttrendofstorageandmanagementofrasterdataandwebservicetechnology,amanagementandservicesystemarchitectureforRemoteSensingrasterdatabasedonwebservicetechnologieswasdeveloped,theimplementationmethodologiesofthekeytechnologyofthesystemwereexploredandaprototypeofthesystemwasillustrated.

简介：Background:Forestecosystemsareincreasinglyseenasmulti-functionalproductionsystems,whichshouldprovide,besidestimberandeconomicbenefits,alsootherecosystemservicesrelatedtobiologicaldiversity,recreationalusesandenvironmentalfunctionsofforests.Thisstudyanalyzedtheperformanceofeven-agedrotationforestmanagement(RFM)continuouscoverforestry(CCF)andany-agedforestry(AAF)intheproductionofecosystemservices.AAFalowsbotheven-agedanduneven-agedmanagementschedules.Theecosystemservicesincludedintheanalyseswerenetpresentvalue,volumeofharvestedtimber,cowberryandbilberryyields,scenicvalueoftheforest,carbonbalanceandsuitabilityoftheforesttoSiberianjay.Methods:Dataenvelopmentanalysiswasusedtoderivenumericalefficiencyratiosforthethreemanagementsystems.Efficiencyratioisthesumofweightedoutputs(ecosystemservices)dividedbythesumofweightedinputs.ThelinearprogramingmodelproposedbyCharnes,CooperandRhodeswasusedtoderivetheweightsforcalculatingefficiencyscoresforthesilviculturalsystems.Resultsandconclusions:CCFprovidedmoreecosystemservicesthanRFM,andCCFwasmoreefficientthanRFMandAAFintheproductionofecosystemservices.Multi-objectivemanagementprovidedmoreecosystemservices(exceptharvestedtimber)thansingle-objectivemanagementthatmaximizedeconomicprofitability.Theuseoflowdiscountrate(resultinginlowcuttinglevelandhighgrowingstockvolume)ledtobettersupplyofmostecosystemsservicesthantheuseofhighdiscountrate.RFMwhereNPVwasmaximizedwithhighdiscountrateledtoparticularlypoorprovisionofmostecosystemservices.InCCFtheprovisionofecosystemserviceswaslesssensitivetochangesindiscountrateandmanagementobjectivethaninRFM.

简介：Fourenvironmemtalservicefunctionsofwheat,barleyandrapeecosystemareevaluatedinmaterialproduction,airadjustment(includingcarbondioxidefixationandoxygenreleaseinTibetanAutonomousRegion),waterconservation,andnutrientrecycling.Basedonittheeconomiclossofenvironmentduetodesertificationisvalued.TheresultsshowthattheservicefunctionsoffarmlandecosysteminTibetaretotallyvaluedat4436.2×106yuan,thevalueofeachservicefunctionisorderedas:airadjust...

简介：Ofthemanyservicesthatforestsprovide,hydrologicalservicesareamongthemostvaluable,anditbecomesmorescarcewiththegrowingdemandsbyhumanbeings.Asakindofincentivemeasureforprotectingforest,foresthydrologicalservicesmarketshavebeendevelopedinmanycountriesaroundtheworldandsomevaluableexperienceshavebeenachieved.Thepaperreviewstheexperimentscarriedoutintheworldandtheirresearchfindingsonforesthydrologicalservicesmarket,andpresentstheissuesto...

简介：Forestmanagementinseveralborealcountriesisstronglyfocusedonconifersbecausetheyaremoreproductive,thetechnicalqualityoftheirstemsisbetter,andtheirwoodfibersarelongerascomparedtobroadleaves.Favoringconifersinforestmanagementleadstosimpleforeststructureswithlowresilienceanddiversity.Suchforestsareriskyinthefaceofclimatechangeandfluctuatingtimberprices.ClimatechangeincreasesthevitalityofmanyforestpestsandpathogenssuchasHeterobasidionspp.andIpstypographusL.whichattackmainlyspruce.Winddamagesarealsoincreasingbecauseofashorterperiodoffrozensoiltoprovideafirmanchorageagainststorms.Wind-throwntreesserveasstartingpointsforbarkbeetleoutbreaks.Increasingtheproportionofbroadleavedspeciesmightalleviatesomeoftheseproblems.Thisstudypredictsthelong-term(150years)consequencesofcurrentconifer-orientedforestmanagementintwoforestareas,andcomparedthismanagementwithsilviculturalstrategiesthatpromotemixedforestsandbroadleavedspecies.Theresultsshowthat,intheabsenceofdamages,conifer-orientedforestrywouldleadto5-10%highertimberyieldsandcarbonsequestration.Thesomewhatlowercarbonsequestrationofbroadleavedforestswascounteractedbytheirhigheralbedo(reflectance).Mixedandbroadleafforestswerebetterprovidersofrecreationalamenities.Speciesdiversitywasmuchhigherinmixedstandandbroadleaf-orientedsilvicultureatstandandforestlevels.Theanalysisindicatesthatconifer-orientedforestmanagementproducesrathersmallanduncertaineconomicbenefitsatahighcostinresilienceanddiversity.

简介：Restoringdegradedforestsandagriculturallandshasbecomeaglobalconservationpriority.Agrowingnumberoftoolscanquantifyecosystemservicetradeoffsassociatedwithforestrestoration.Thisevolving'toolslandscape'presentsadilemma:moretoolsareavailable,butselectingappropriatetoolshasbecomemorechallenging.WepresentaRestorationEcosystemServiceToolSelector(RESTS)frameworkthatdescribeskeycharacteristicsof13ecosystemserviceassessmenttools.Analystsenterinformationabouttheirdecisioncontext,servicestobeanalyzed,anddesiredoutputs.Toolsarefilteredandpresentedbasedonfiveevaluativecriteria:scalability,cost,timerequirements,handlingofuncertainty,andapplicabilitytobenefit-costanalysis.RESTSusesaspreadsheetinterfacebutaweb-basedinterfaceisplanned.Giventherapidevolutionofecosystemservicesscience,RESTSprovidesanadaptableframeworktoguideforestrestorationdecisionmakerstowardtoolsthatcanhelpquantifyecosystemservicesinsupportofrestoration.

简介：Themarketmechanismforforestecosystemservicehasalreadybecomecommonknowledgeamongcountriesintheinternationalmovementtoaddressglobalclimatechange.Inthispaper,internationalexperiencesofforestecosystemmarketsuchasbetterunderstandingofconcept,publicparticipation,soundtradingrulesandmeasurementstandardsareanalyzed,anditsimplicationforChinaisalsosummarized.Finally,theprospectsofforestecosystemservicemarketinChinaarediscussed.Thepurposeofthispaperi...

简介：Theforestecosystemgoodsandservicesandthenaturalcapitalstocksthatproducethemmakegreatcontributiontonationaleconomyandhumanwelfarebothdirectlyandindirectly.ThispaperevaluatestheeconomicvalueofnaturalcapitalstockandtheannualoutputflowofforestecosystemgoodsandservicestakingQingdaoCityanditseightdistrictsascasestudy.Theresultsofthevaluationstudyshowed,thatthestockvalueofforestnaturalcapitalofQingdaowasRMB13.46billionattheendof2007...

简介：Background:Forestscontributetohumanwellbeingthroughtheprovisionofimportantecosystemservices.Methods:Inthisstudy,weinvestigatedhowtheperceivedimportanceofecosystemservicesmayimpacttheoverallbenefitprovidedbymanagedwatershedsattheHubbardBrookExperimentalForestovera45-yearperiod,usingstandardizedmeasuresofservicecapacityweightedbyserviceimportanceweightsderivedfromasurveyofbeneficiaries.Results:Thecapacityofwatershedstoregulatewaterflowandqualitywashighinallwatershedsthroughoutthestudyperiod,whereasculturalservicessuchasscenicbeautydeclinedafterharvest.Impactsongreenhousegasregulationdependedontheefficiencywithwhichharvestedbiomasswasused.Surveysrevealedthatstakeholdersplacedhighvalueonallecosystemservices,withregulatingandculturalservicesseenasmoreimportantthanprovisioningservices.Whenservicemetricswereweightedbysurveyresponsesandaggregatedintoasinglemeasure,totalserviceprovisionfollowedthesameoveralltrendasgreenhousegasregulation.Wherebiomassusewaslessefficientintermsofgreenhousegasemissions,harvestingresultedinanoverall'ecosystemservicedebt';whereusewasmoreefficient,this'ecosystemservicedebt'wasreduced.Beneficiaries'educationalbackgroundssignificantlyaffectedoverallassessmentofserviceprovision.Beneficiarieswithcollegeoruniversitydegreesincurredsmaller'ecosystemservicedebts'andwerelessnegativelyaffectedbyharvestingoverall.Conclusions:Thisstudyhighlightstheimportanceofincludingempiricalmeasuresofbeneficiarypreferencewhenattemptingtoquantifyoverallprovisionofecosystemservicestohumanbeneficiariesovertime.

简介：Background:Remotesensing-basedmappingofforestEcosystemService(ES)indicatorshasbecomeincreasinglypopular.TheresultingmapsmayenabletospatiallyassesstheprovisioningpotentialofESsandprioritizethelanduseinsubsequentdecisionanalyses.However,themappingisoftenbasedonreadilyavailabledata,suchaslandcovermapsandotherpubliclyavailabledatabases,andignoringtherelateduncertainties.Methods:Thisstudytestedthepotentialtoimprovetherobustnessofthedecisionsbymeansoflocalmodelfittinganduncertaintyanalysis.Thequalityofforestlanduseprioritizationwasevaluatedundertwodifferentdecisionsupportmodels:eitherusingthedevelopedmodelsdeterministicallyorincorporationwiththeuncertaintiesofthemodels.Results:PredictionmodelsbasedonAirborneLaserScanning(ALS)dataexplainedthevariationinproxiesofthesuitabilityofforestplotsformaintainingbiodiversity,producingtimber,storingcarbon,orprovidingrecreationaluses(berrypickingandvisualamenity)withRMSEsof15%–30%,dependingontheES.TheRMSEsoftheALS-basedpredictionswere47%–97%ofthosederivedfromforestresourcemapswithasimilarresolution.Duetoapplyingasimilarfieldcalibrationsteponbothofthedatasources,thedifferencecanbeattributedtothebetterabilityofALStoexplainthevariationintheESproxies.Conclusions:Despitethedifferentaccuracies,proxyvaluespredictedbyboththedatasourcescouldbeusedforapixel-basedprioritizationoflanduseataresolutionof250m~2,i.e.,inaconsiderablymoredetailedscalethanrequiredbycurrentoperationalforestmanagement.TheuncertaintyanalysisindicatedthatmapsoftheESprovisioningpotentialshouldbepreparedseparatelybasedonexpectedandextremeoutcomesoftheESproxymodelstofullydescribetheproductionpossibilitiesofthelandscapeundertheuncertaintiesinthemodels.