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Wildlife Habitat Benefits Estimation Toolkit
Wildlife Habitat Benefits Estimation Toolkit
The Wildlife Habitat Benefits Estimation Toolkit is an easy-to-use set of spreadsheet-based valuation models, tables and databases that allow users to estimate the economic value of a range of benefits associated with natural lands. The toolkit comprises individual estimation models for 1) residential property value premiums associated with open space; 2) net economic benefits of wildlife-associated recreation activities (fishing, hunting, wildlife-viewing); 3) the number of wildlife-associated recreation visits supported by a conservation area; and 4) the value of selected ecosystem services provided by terrestrial and aquatic habitat or wetlands. The estimation models were derived through original and updated meta-analyses of the valuation literature, and include indicator variables that allow users to “fit” them to a particular site of interest. Thus, the toolkit enables users to draw on the wealth of economic valuation studies in generating site-specific value estimates for a particular area. The toolkit also includes a set of tables that provide average values per activity day for a variety of wildlife-associated recreation activities, by game or fish type and geographic region, as well as comprehensive databases (together comprising several hundred studies) that provide information on individual studies in the literature and allow users to search for a study similar to their local context. Thus, users can choose between estimation models, tabular values or individual study findings when quantifying the conservation values generated by a particular site. The toolkit also directs users to information on trip and equipment expenditures and economic impact modeling for wildlife-associated recreation activities
The toolkit can be found here:
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