Valuation
Hamilton, L.S. and S.C. Snedaker (1984), Handbook for mangrove area management. East-West Environment and Policy Institute (Honolulu ), 123pp.
Queensland, Australia: |
Coastal wetlands |
Mangroves |
Food - Fish |
in 1976 (Benefit Transfer, Annual) |
1,975 USD/ha/yr
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Morton, R.M. (1990), Community structure, density, and standing crop of fishes in a subtropical Australian mangrove area. Marine Biology 105: 385-394.
Moreton Bay, Eastern Australia, Australia: |
Coastal wetlands |
Mangroves
|
Nursery service |
(Direct market pricing, Annual): |
5846.52 USD/ha/yr
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Driml, S. (1994), Protection for profit: Economic and financial values of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and other protected areas. Townsville Qld, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Research Publication No. 35.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Catchment area, Australia: |
Coral Reefs |
Cognitive - Science / Research (Direct market pricing, Annual): |
61.03 USD/ha/yr
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Pearce, D.W. and D. Moran (1994), The economic value of biodiversity. In association with the Biodiversity Programme of IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Earthscan Publications Ltd, London.
Coral reefs, Australia
Recreation - Tourism (Direct market pricing, Annual): 61 USD/ha/yr
Gerrans, P. (1994), An economic valuation of the Jandakot wetlands. Western Australia: Edith Cowan University, ISBN: 0729801756. 100pp.
Jandakot wetlands, Western Australia Inland Wetlands Swamps / marshes
Aesthetic - Attractive landscapes (Contingent Valuation, Annual): 3905.55 USD/ha/yr
Pearce, D.W. and D. Moran (1994), The economic value of biodiversity. In association with the Biodiversity Programme of IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Earthscan Publications Ltd, London.
Coral reefs
Recreation- Tourism in 1994 (Direct market pricing, Annual): 46.3 USD/ha/yr
Gren, I.M. and T. Soderqvist (1994), Economic valuation of wetlands: a survey. Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics. Beijer Discussion Paper series No. 54, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lake Wellington VIC, Australia: Inland Wetlands Floodplains
Recreation in 1993 (Benefit Transfer, Annual): 146 USD/ha/yr (3,600 ha)
Barmah VIC, Australia Inland Wetlands Floodplains
TEV in 1993 (Benefit Transfer, Annual (Range)): 123 USD/ha/yr (29,600 ha)
Hoagland, P., Y. Kaoru and J.M. Broadus (1995), A methodological review of net benefit evaluation for marine reserves. Environmental Economics Series No. 027. The World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA.
Coral reefs
Recreation- Tourism in 1994 (Direct market pricing, Annual): 509 USD/ha/yr
Blamey, R., J. Rolfe, J. Bennett and M. Morrison (2000), Valuing remnant vegetation in Central Queensland using choice modelling. The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 44(3): 439-456.
Desert Uplands, Queensland, Australia: Woodlands
Genepool - Biodiversity protection in 1997 (Contingent Valuation, One Time Payment / WTP): 3.68 AUD/household (6,881,790 ha)
Rausser, G.C. and A.A. Small (2000), Valuing research leads: bioprospecting and the conservation of genetic resources. UC Berkeley: Berkeley Program in Law and Economics. Journal of Political Economy 108(1): 173-206.
Woodlands WA, South Western, Australia: Woodlands - Meditarranean woodlands
Medical - Bioprospecting in 2000 (Factor Income / Production Function, Annual): 2.561974406 US$/ha/yr (5,470,000 ha)
Perrot-Maître, D. and P. Davis (2001), Case studies of markets and innovative financial mechanisms for water services from forests. Forest Trends, working paper.
Upper Macquarie catchment area, Australia: Temperate forest general
Waste (Water purification) in 1999 (PES, Annual): 85 AUD/ha/yr (Payment by farmers association to the state forests as salinity credit. 100 ha)
Mallawaarachchi, T., R.K. Blamey, M.D. Morrison, A.K.L. Johnson and J.W. Bennet (2001), Community values for environmental protection in a cane farming catchment in Northern Australia: a choice modelling study. Journal of Environmental Management 62(3): 301-316.
North Queensland, Australia: (1998) Contingent Valuation, Annual
- Tropical dry forests: Genepool - Biodiversity protection: 18 AUD/ha/yr
- Inland Wetlands: Genepool - Biodiversity protection: 2812 AUD/ha/yr
Carr, L. and R. Mendelsohn (2003), Valuing coral reefs: a travel cost analysis of the Great Barrier Reef. Ambio 32(5): 353-357.
Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Coral Reefs
Recreation - Tourism in 2003 (Travel Cost, Annual (Range)): 33.39140534 USD/ha/yr (2 Million visitor ( both domestic and international ) per year with average value between 350 and 800 USD per visitor. 34,440,000 ha
Curtis, I.A. (2004), Valuing ecosystem goods and services: a new approach using a surrogate market and the combination of a multiple criteria analysis and a Delphi Panel to assign weights to the attributes. Ecological Economics 50: 163-194.
North Queensland, Wet tropics world heritage area, Australia: Tropical Forest. In 2002, Direct market pricing, Annual (Range). surrogate market/delphi 894,400 ha
- Food : 5.635 AUD/ha/yr
- Genetic resources: 17.13 AUD/ha/yr
- Water : 10.15 AUD/ha/yr
- Air quality - Capturing fine dust: 16.195 AUD/ha/yr
- Climate - Gas regulation: 15.955 AUD/ha/yr
- Water flows - Water regulation: 2.58 AUD/ha/yr
- Erosion prevention: 17.13 AUD/ha/yr
- Waste - Water purification: 13.61 AUD/ha/yr
- BioControl: 14.835 AUD/ha/yr
- Extreme events- Prevention: 12.91 AUD/ha/yr
- Recreation: 5.9 AUD/ha/yr
- TEV: 234.465 AUD/ha/yr
- Raw materials: 6.81 AUD/ha/yr
- Waste - Soil detoxification: 11.97 AUD/ha/yr
- Soil fertility - Soil formation: 2.345 AUD/ha/yr
- Soil fertility - Nutrient cycling: 9.155 AUD/ha/yr
- Pollination: 8.45 AUD/ha/yr
- Nursery - Refugia for migratory and resident species: 20.185 AUD/ha/yr
- Genepool - Biodiversity protection: 23.235 AUD/ha/yr
- Genepool - Biodiversity protection: 7.745 AUD/ha/yr
- Cultural service Cultural values: 12.675 AUD/ha/yr
McArthur, L.C. and J.W. Boland (2006), The economic contribution of seagrass to secondary production in South Australia. Ecological Modelling 196(1-2): 163-172.
Seagrass beds, Spencer Gulf, Australia: Coastal Seagrass/algae beds
Nursery service in 2001 (Factor Income / Production Function, Annual): 133.23 US$/ha/yr (850,000 ha)
Blackwell, B.D. (2006), The economic value of Australia’s natural coastal assets: some preliminary findings. Australian and New Zealand Society for Ecological Economics Conference Proceedings, Ecological Economics in Action, December 11-13, 2005, New Zealand.
Total Economic Value, Annual, 2005
- Open sea, Australia -Marine: 453.14 AUD/ha/yr (1,025,615,000 ha)
- Estuaries, Coastal area, Australia -Coastal Estuaries: 41055.63 AUD/ha/yr (1,659,200 ha)
- Seagrass/algae beds, Coastal area of Australia -Coastal Seagrass/algae beds: 34172.27 AUD/ha/yr (5,121,700 ha)
- Coral reefs, Australia -Coral Reefs: 10923.83 AUD/ha/yr (4,896,000 ha)
- Shelf, Coastal area of Australia -Coastal Continental Shelf Sea: 2895.04 AUD/ha/yr (206,520,000 ha)
- Tropical forest, Australia -Tropical Forest: 3608.91 AUD/ha/yr
- Temperate/boreal forest, Australia -Forests and Boreal: 543.04 AUD/ha/yr
- Grass/rangelands, Australia -Grasslands: 417.17 AUD/ha/yr
- Tidal marsh/mangroves, Australia -Coastal wetlands Mangroves: 17963.64 AUD/ha/yr (2,179,000 ha)
- Swamps/floodplains, Australia -Inland Wetlands Swamps / marshes: 35208.01 AUD/ha/yr
- Lakes/rivers, Australia -Fresh water Open water 15280.78 AUD/ha/yr
- Croplands, Australia -Cultivated Croplands: 165.43 AUD/ha/yr
Donaghy, P., S. Chambers and I. Layden (2007), Estimating the economic consequences of incorporating BMP and EMS in the development of an intensive irrigation property in central Queensland.
Arcturus Downs, Queensland, Australia: Inland Wetlands - Floodplains
Genepool- Biodiversity protection in 2005 (Benefit Transfer, Annual): 11.65983607 AUD/ha/yr (732 ha)
Acess Economics (2008), The economic contribution of GBRMP - Report 2006-2007. Access Economics PTY Ltd. For Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Australia.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Catchment area, Australia: Coral Reefs. Direct market pricing, Annual. 34,540,000 ha
- Coral reefs: Recreation -Tourism in 2003: 0.095541401 USD/ha/yr (The service area mentioned is not include catchment areas out side Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. But the estimated value was based on the total catchment areas. Consider both the direct and indirect value add from tourism.)
- Coral reefs: Food - Fish in 2006: 3.300521135 USD/ha/yr (Gross value production from wild harvest)
- Aquaculture: Food - Fish in 2006: 1.476548929 USD/ha/yr (Gross value production from aquaculture; The calculation exclude the contributions of processing, marketing and transport.)
- Coral reefs: Recreation- Tourism in 2006: 2.808338159 USD/ha/yr (Value added from recretional fishing and other recreational activities.)
Proceedings & Papers of the Ninth Meeting of The London Group on Environmental Accounting, including Australia, Canada, China (Peoples Republic of), Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Republic of Moldova, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, by Statistics Denmark, 2004