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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2016.105.3.377

Development and Application of Index Framework to Assess Cost-effectiveness of Payments for Forest Ecosystem Services in Korea  

Ahn, SoEun (Division of Environmental Strategy, Korea Environment Institute)
Rho, Paikho (Department of Environmental Planning, Keimyung University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.105, no.3, 2016 , pp. 377-390 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study is 1) to design an auction-type and area-based payments for ecosystem services (PES) in application to private forest in Korea, 2) to develop the framework of index to implement the PES program proposed, and 3) to examine the feasibility and validity of the index framework by conducting a case study. The index framework measures quantities of ecosystem services currently supplied, improvement of ecosystem services anticipated from the proposed management activities, and real implementing costs of the program. The total scores from the case study vary from 301 to 501 for site 1, Goesan-gun and 273 to 460 for site 2, Pyeongchang-gun, respectively, indicating that total index score - measurement of cost-effectiveness - can be varied by the levels of management and real cost even if the scores from ecosystem service indicator group are the same. The index framework which can locate a cost-effective program has significant policy implication given the budget constraints in biodiversity/ecosystem services policy arena.
Keywords
cost-effectiveness; index; indicators; payment for ecosystem services; sustainable forest management;
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