Costanza, R;
dArge, R;
deGroot, R;
Farber, S;
Grasso, M;
Hannon, B;
Limburg, K;
... vandenBelt, M; + view all
(1997)
The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital.
Nature
, 387
(6630)
pp. 253-260.
10.1038/387253a0.
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Abstract
The services of ecological systems and the natural capital stocks that produce them are critical to the functioning of the Earth's life-support system. They contribute to human welfare, both directly and indirectly, and therefore represent part of the total economic value of the planet. We have estimated the current economic value of 17 ecosystem services for 18 biomes, based on published studies and a few original calculations. For the entire biosphere, the value (most of which in outside the market) in estimated to be in the range of US$16-54 trillion (1012) per year, with in average of US$33 trillion per year. Because of the nature of the uncertainties, thin must be considered a minimum estimate. Global gross national product total is around US$18 trillion per year.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/387253a0 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/387253a0 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Multidisciplinary Sciences, Science & Technology - Other Topics, ENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTIONS, VALUATION, MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICS, FISHERIES |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > UCL Institute for Global Prosperity |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10189378 |
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