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Integrating ecosystem services in terrestrial conservation planning.

Mei-Hua Yuan¹, Shang-Lien Lo², Chih-Kai Yang¹

¹Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, 71, Chou-Shan Rd, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, Republic of China.

Environmental Science and Pollution Research International

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Summary

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This study estimates ecosystem service benefits in Taiwan, finding forests are most valuable and wetlands offer significant conservation potential. Maintaining wetlands should be a higher priority for policymakers.

Keywords:

Ecosystem services Geographic information system Green GDP Remote sensing Satellite methods Spatial and temporal variations

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Area of Science:

Environmental economics
Ecosystem valuation
Land use science

Background:

Ecosystem services are crucial for conservation prioritization.
Green GDP accounting needs comparison with ecosystem service values.
Understanding natural capital's benefits and losses is vital for policy.

Purpose of the Study:

To estimate ecosystem service benefits for land use conservation prioritization in Taiwan.
To compare ecosystem service value with green GDP accounting.
To highlight the importance of ecosystem services in policy decisions.

Main Methods:

Utilized multi-year satellite imagery (MODIS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) for land use and land cover change analysis.
Applied the benefit transfer method for ecosystem service valuation.
Estimated ecosystem service values for forest, grassland, cropland, wetland, water, and urban land types from 2000-2015.

Main Results:

Forest ecosystems provided the greatest contribution to ecosystem services.
A significant increase in wetland area was observed, indicating substantial potential benefits for environmental conservation.
Comparison revealed the relationship between natural capital benefits and human-made capital losses.

Conclusions:

Maintaining wetland ecosystems in Taiwan should be a higher conservation priority.
Ecosystem service valuation provides critical insights for policymakers.
Integrating ecosystem service values with economic accounting (like green GDP) can inform sustainable land use planning.