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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.

Amazon Rainforest --- Climate Change and Environment --- Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases --- Deforestation --- Energy --- Environment --- Environmental Economics & Policies --- Environmental Valuation --- Forestry --- Market And Non-Market Valuation Methods --- Wildlife Resources

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The practical importance of economic valuation information can hardly be overstated. Coastal and marine resource policy planning and management benefit from complete information on the impact of policy decisions.

internet survey --- open access --- contingent valuation method --- coastal management --- tourism --- Thailand --- marine --- wetlands --- harmful algae blooms --- environmental valuation --- quota --- cyanobacteria --- estuarine and coastal ecosystems --- wealth accounting --- seawater quality --- economic analysis --- remote sensing --- ecosystem restoration --- coastal ecosystems --- random utility model --- contingent behavior --- public policy --- habitat–fishery linkages --- Barbados --- coastal ecosystem services valuation --- fishery --- mangroves --- ecosystem services valuation --- coral reefs valuation --- recreational boating --- regulated open access --- non-market value --- economic valuation --- ecosystem services --- coastal

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The papers published in this Special Issue “WP3—Innovation in Agriculture and Forestry Sector for Energetic Sustainability” bring together some of the latest research results in the field of biomass valorization and the process of energy production and climate change and other areas relevant to energetic sustainability [1–20]. Moreover, several works address the very important topic of evaluating the safety aspects for energy plant use [21–24]. Responses to our call generated the following statistics:• Submissions (21);• Publications (15);• Rejections (6);• Article types: research articles (13), reviews (2). Of the submitted papers, 15 have been successfully published as articles. Reviewing and selecting the papers for this Special Issue was very inspiring and rewarding. We also thank the editorial staff and reviewers for their efforts and help during the process. For better comprehension, the contributions to this Special Issue are divided into sections, as follows.

Technology: general issues --- biomass waste --- gasification --- power generation --- internal combustion engine --- CHP --- Aspen Plus --- rotary dryer --- drying process --- thermal energy --- wood chips --- life cycle analysis --- environmental valuation --- biochar --- willow --- pig manure --- renewable energy --- biomass --- olive pomace --- combustion --- ORC --- working fluid --- beet tops --- rotary cutting device --- tractor --- oscillations --- differential equations --- optimal parameters --- biomass production --- greenhouse --- multiple environmental parameters --- interactive optimization scheme --- spatial distributed factors --- online–offline strategy --- CFD-EA --- chipping --- pellet --- poplar --- SRWC --- pelletization --- biomass quality --- energy quality --- horse skidding --- winch skidding --- cable yarder --- life cycle assessment --- societal assessment --- economic assessment --- multi-criteria decision analysis --- sustainable forest management --- innovation --- agriculture --- forestry --- energy --- sustainability --- updraft --- syngas --- oxidizing agent --- energy saving --- efficiency --- controlled environment --- agricultural residues --- market --- anaerobic digestion --- global warming potential --- externalities --- compost --- woody pellet --- agropellet --- quality --- standards --- blending --- sugar beet --- beet top cutting --- tractor–harvester aggregate --- n/a --- online-offline strategy --- tractor-harvester aggregate

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The papers published in this Special Issue “WP3—Innovation in Agriculture and Forestry Sector for Energetic Sustainability” bring together some of the latest research results in the field of biomass valorization and the process of energy production and climate change and other areas relevant to energetic sustainability [1–20]. Moreover, several works address the very important topic of evaluating the safety aspects for energy plant use [21–24]. Responses to our call generated the following statistics:• Submissions (21);• Publications (15);• Rejections (6);• Article types: research articles (13), reviews (2). Of the submitted papers, 15 have been successfully published as articles. Reviewing and selecting the papers for this Special Issue was very inspiring and rewarding. We also thank the editorial staff and reviewers for their efforts and help during the process. For better comprehension, the contributions to this Special Issue are divided into sections, as follows.

Technology: general issues --- biomass waste --- gasification --- power generation --- internal combustion engine --- CHP --- Aspen Plus --- rotary dryer --- drying process --- thermal energy --- wood chips --- life cycle analysis --- environmental valuation --- biochar --- willow --- pig manure --- renewable energy --- biomass --- olive pomace --- combustion --- ORC --- working fluid --- beet tops --- rotary cutting device --- tractor --- oscillations --- differential equations --- optimal parameters --- biomass production --- greenhouse --- multiple environmental parameters --- interactive optimization scheme --- spatial distributed factors --- online-offline strategy --- CFD-EA --- chipping --- pellet --- poplar --- SRWC --- pelletization --- biomass quality --- energy quality --- horse skidding --- winch skidding --- cable yarder --- life cycle assessment --- societal assessment --- economic assessment --- multi-criteria decision analysis --- sustainable forest management --- innovation --- agriculture --- forestry --- energy --- sustainability --- updraft --- syngas --- oxidizing agent --- energy saving --- efficiency --- controlled environment --- agricultural residues --- market --- anaerobic digestion --- global warming potential --- externalities --- compost --- woody pellet --- agropellet --- quality --- standards --- blending --- sugar beet --- beet top cutting --- tractor-harvester aggregate --- biomass waste --- gasification --- power generation --- internal combustion engine --- CHP --- Aspen Plus --- rotary dryer --- drying process --- thermal energy --- wood chips --- life cycle analysis --- environmental valuation --- biochar --- willow --- pig manure --- renewable energy --- biomass --- olive pomace --- combustion --- ORC --- working fluid --- beet tops --- rotary cutting device --- tractor --- oscillations --- differential equations --- optimal parameters --- biomass production --- greenhouse --- multiple environmental parameters --- interactive optimization scheme --- spatial distributed factors --- online-offline strategy --- CFD-EA --- chipping --- pellet --- poplar --- SRWC --- pelletization --- biomass quality --- energy quality --- horse skidding --- winch skidding --- cable yarder --- life cycle assessment --- societal assessment --- economic assessment --- multi-criteria decision analysis --- sustainable forest management --- innovation --- agriculture --- forestry --- energy --- sustainability --- updraft --- syngas --- oxidizing agent --- energy saving --- efficiency --- controlled environment --- agricultural residues --- market --- anaerobic digestion --- global warming potential --- externalities --- compost --- woody pellet --- agropellet --- quality --- standards --- blending --- sugar beet --- beet top cutting --- tractor-harvester aggregate