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The Public Value of Healthy Forests

The Public Value of Healthy Forests. Rebecca Moore Warnell Sch. of Forestry & Natural Resources University of Georgia, Athens, GA. AERC Congressional Briefing October 19, 2011. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●.

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The Public Value of Healthy Forests

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  1. The Public Value of Healthy Forests Rebecca Moore Warnell Sch. of Forestry & Natural Resources University of Georgia, Athens, GA AERC Congressional Briefing October 19, 2011

  2. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Forest Ecosystem Services

  3. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Forest Ecosystem Services External Benefits Private Benefits

  4. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● What Determines Ecosystem Service Value?

  5. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Example: Georgia’s Private Forests

  6. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● What Determines Ecosystem Service Value? • We identified seven forest characteristics that describe this variation: • Forest type • Riparian status • Rare species abundance • Public land buffer • Scenic visibility • Development status • Geographic region

  7. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Average Per-acre Values, part 1

  8. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Average Per-acre Values, part 2: Aesthetic and non-use value per acre

  9. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Total value of “public” ecosystem services Average value per acre: $264 - $13,442 depending on characteristics

  10. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Red Hills Region of Georgia and Florida

  11. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Photo credit: Arrowwood NWR/USFWS Photo credit: Earl Cunningham/USFWS Photo credit: Gary Stolz/USFWS Photo credit: Ryan Hagerty/USFWS

  12. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Bottom Line… • These “other” ecosystem services are very valuable but potentially left out of land use decisions.

  13. Questions?

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