TY - BOOK ID - 138346897 TI - How Much is the Amazon Worth? : The State of Knowledge concerning the Value of Preserving Amazon Rainforests AU - May, Peter H. AU - Soares-Filho, Britaldo Silveira AU - Strand, Jon PY - 2013 PB - Washington, D.C., The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Amazon Rainforest KW - Climate Change and Environment KW - Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases KW - Deforestation KW - Energy KW - Environment KW - Environmental Economics & Policies KW - Environmental Valuation KW - Forestry KW - Market And Non-Market Valuation Methods KW - Wildlife Resources UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138346897 AB - This paper surveys the current state of knowledge concerning the value of the Amazon rainforest, including a survey of work to date to quantify changes in economic values when the rainforest cover changes. The focus is on local and regional impacts of forest loss or protection, including both gross values of forest protection and opportunity costs of converting the forest to other uses including agriculture. Important gross value items surveyed are timber and non-timber product extraction from a sustainably maintained rainforest; local values of eco-tourism; biological resources including bio-prospecting; a range of hydrological impacts including watershed protection, hydropower production, and changes in rainfall patterns; and impacts of forest fires and their control. Mapping such values in geographical space is of high value for implementing efficient and effective (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) programs for protecting the remaining forest. The current data basis for such mapping is found to be quite weak and in need of improvement for all value elements. ER -