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June 2016

Demystifying Economic Valuation

Valuing Nature

This paper Demystifying Economic Valuation covers the main issues, questions and principles surrounding economic valuation and is designed as an overview for those new to economic valuation.

January 2013

Economic Valuation of Forest Goods and Services, Tunisia

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)
This case study advocates for integrating the values of goods and services provided by forest ecosystems into policy making in Tunisia. For example, the study recommends combining forest conservation measures with compensation systems for income losses and creating a Forest Development Fund funded by a tax on products and services provided by forests.
April 2019

Mainstreaming Natural Capital Valuation

Gateway House
This paper discusses the need to encourage the development and adoption of processes and methods that can quantify the costs of using natural resources.
October 2017

Going Green? Economic Valuation of a Multipurpose Water Infrastructure in Northern Italy

This case study applies a contingent valuation approach to estimate how households value different multi-purpose infrastructure (grey or green) for managing flood risk and water pollution. It considers the case of the Gorla water park located north of Milan, in the Lombardy Region of Italy.
March 2020

Electricity Storage Valuation Framework

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
This report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) proposes a five-phase method to assess the value of storage and create viable investment conditions, to guide storage deployment for the effective integration of solar and wind power.
June 2014

An economic valuation of agroforestry and land restoration in the Kelka forest in Mali

Economics of Land Degradation (ELD)

The Kelka forest in the Mopti region of Mali is important for the provision of ecosystem services like carbon sequestration and maintenance of the hydrological cycle. The Kelka forest area occupies more than 300, 000 hectares with 15 villages within and around its boundaries.

23 January 2018
GGKP News

Economics for Nature: Giving Nature a Voice in Economic and Planning Processes

Economics for Nature is a six year programme focused on ensuring that nature has a voice in economic and planning processes. The GGKP is part of the core team alongside the Green Economy Coalition (GEC), The Scottish Wildlife Trust, Finance Watch and WWF-France.
June 2015

An Economic Valuation of a Large-scale Rangeland Restoration Project through the Hima System in Jordan

Economics of Land Degradation (ELD)
This paper presents an ex-ante cost-benefit analysis of large-scale rangeland restoration through the Hima system within the Zarqa River Basin, drawing on experience from a pilot initiative by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture since 2010. The ecosystem services that arise from rangeland restoration are valued using a combination of stated preference, avoided costs, replacement cost, and market prices approaches.
September 2013

Greening India's Growth: Costs, Valuations and Trade-offs

Routledge, World Bank Group

India’s sustained and rapid economic growth offers an opportunity to lift millions out of poverty.

June 2020

Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of Senegal's Saloum Delta

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
This report informs the work of local government, local communities, and civil society organizations in the delta by providing an integrated economic valuation of the ecosystem services and how these services are affected by different development scenarios.

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