STEWARDSHIP ECOSYSTEM SERVICES SURVEY STUDY University of Florida- School of Forest Resources and Conservation: F. Escobedo, D. Adams, S. Delphin, N. Timilsina, A. Abd-Elrahman, T. Stein, C. Demers, M. Kreye, A. Frank, N. Kil University of Florida- Food and Resources Economics Department: T. Borisova The Nature Conservancy: T. Kroeger
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Stewardship Ecosystem Services Survey Study · 2012. 12. 20. · Economic analysis of the value of conserving habitat for 5 threatened or endangered wildlife species •Benefit transfer
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STEWARDSHIP
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
SURVEY STUDY University of Florida- School of Forest Resources and Conservation: F. Escobedo, D. Adams, S. Delphin, N. Timilsina, A. Abd-Elrahman, T. Stein, C. Demers, M. Kreye, A. Frank, N. Kil
University of Florida- Food and Resources Economics Department:
T. Borisova
The Nature Conservancy: T. Kroeger
Background
• Florida’s non-industrial private forests provide many ecosystem services to society; recognizing this value is important
• Florida Forest Stewardship Program (FSP) provides technical assistance to non-industrial private forest landowners
• FSP important conservation program and a key outreach mechanism
Problem • Florida currently has
approximately 2,000 forest landowners enrolled in the FSP • 14% have completed management
plans
• 437,823 FSP acres across the State of Florida • Additionally each ‘property’ has
unique forest types, management objectives, ecological conditions, etc.
• How to measure, assess ecosystem services and educate landowners and policy makers about benefits of conserving “working forests”?
Objectives
1. Identify ecosystem services of importance to both private landowners and public land managers
2. Quantify the ecosystem services of FSP lands using available data, statistical analysis and models
3. Economic valuation of 5 ecosystem services
4. Synthesize/ spatially analyze results at multiple scales
5. Develop extension education and outreach activities for decision-makers (State and County level)