Assessing and Valuing Ecosystem Services in the Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor: A Demonstration Case Study for the Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES) Global Partnership

Conducted as a demonstration case study for WAVES in Madagascar, this analysis provides an in-depth assessment of the contribution of key ecosystem services from the Ankeniheny-Zahamena Forestry Corridor (CAZ), the largest remaining contiguous patch of humid forest in eastern Madagascar. The analysis entails three related components: 1) a biophysical analysis, with an assessment and mapping of physical flows of selected ecosystem services; 2) an economic analysis, where an economic valuation of the services was performed; and 3) a policy analysis, where results of the biophysical and economic analysis were synthesized and discussed.

Date:
2012
Publisher:
World Bank Group and Conservation International
Author(s):
Rosimeiry Portela, Paulo A.L.D. Nunes, Laura Onofri, Ferdinando Villa, Anderson Shepard and Glenn-Marie Lange
Details:
Publication, 65pages
Language:
English
Topic:
Ecosystems, Forests