Valuation of Ecosystem Services from an Important Wetland of Nepal: A Study from Begnas Watershed System

• Published in: Wetlands (Wilmington, N.C.) Vol. 40; no. 5; pp. 1071 - 1083
• Main Authors: Thapa, Shivaraj, Wang, Lanhui, Koirala, Anil, Shrestha, Subina, Bhattarai, Suman, Aye, Wai Nyein
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.10.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Bird migration; Climate change; Coastal Sciences; Contingent valuation; Decision making; ecological value; Ecology; Economics; Ecosystem services; Ecosystem Services of Wetlands; Ecosystems; Endangered & extinct species; Environmental economics; Environmental Management; financial economics; focus groups; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Hydrogeology; Lake restoration; lakes; Landscape Ecology; Life Sciences; Local communities; market prices; markets; Nepal; Reptiles & amphibians; stakeholders; Sustainable development; travel; Valuation; Watersheds; Wetlands; Nepal; Economic valuation; Ecosystem services; Watershed; Wetland conservation

Determining the economic value of wetlands is essential while creating sustainable wetland development plans and market-based ecological protection strategies. This paper studies the value of Begnas Watershed System by assessing the economic values of its selective ecosystem servicees. We conducted...