Provision cost function of forest biodiversity protection within French Natura 2000 network
Biodiversity protection is the outstanding ecosystem service both from ecologic, economic and social point of view. The Natura 2000 network maintains both economic and conservation activities and provide a realist framework for estimating provision cost of biodiversity protection. The main goal of this research was to estimate provision cost function of biodiversity protection within the Natura 2000 network as a function of the net impact of conducted actions on conservation score. The French Natura 2000 network was selected because of its accessible financial and ecological database as well as access and language facility. A standardized and consistent evaluation method for all French forest habitats of Community interest (Carnino method) was used to assess degree or score of biodiversity conservation before and after implementing biodiversity actions at intervention level. According to this methodology, the most important actions affecting degree of biodiversity conservation have been selected. Selected actions were the following: eliminating or limitation of invasive species (F22711), enhancing senescent (large) trees (F22712) and Marking, felling or pruning without production objective (F22705). These actions are implemented in response to compensation payment within contract systems. More than half of forest contracts using these actions were highly concentrated in five eastern regions (Rhone-Alpes, Alsace, Bourgogne, Champagne-Ardennes and Franche-Comté) of France. In order to respect a minimum time span of 6 years after implementing biodiversity actions, all relevant contracts implemented in the period 2002–2007 have been considered.
- Ψηφιακό Αρχείο: http://www2.efi.int/files/attachments/publications/efi_tr_90_2014_vaezin_et_al.pdf
- Εκδότης: European Forest Institute (EFI)
- Δημιουργός: Seyed Mahdi Heshmatol Vaezin, Damien Marage, Serge Garcia, Daniel Kraus, Paul Rougieux, Andreas Schuck and Patrice Harou
- Πηγή: EFI
- Ιστότοπος: http://www2.efi.int/files/attachments/publications/efi_tr_90_2014_vaezin_et_al.pdf
- Γλώσσα: Αγγλική
- Άδεια Χρήσης: Ελεύθερη χρήση/διανομή (public domain - open access)
- Έτος: 2014
- Βιβλιογραφία: Seyed Mahdi Heshmatol Vaezin, Damien Marage, Serge Garcia, Daniel Kraus, Paul Rougieux, Andreas Schuck and Patrice Harou. 2014. Provision cost function of forest biodiversity protection within French Natura 2000 network. EFI Technical Report 90. European Forest Institute. 81 p.
