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Economic valuation of natural ecosystems-an empirical study in a stretch of Brahmaputra River in Assam, North-East India.

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Title Economic valuation of natural ecosystems-an empirical study in a stretch of Brahmaputra River in Assam, North-East India.
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Creator Pandit A.,
Ekka, A.,
Sharma, A. P.,
Bhattacharjya, B. K.,
Katiha, P. K
Biswas, D. K
 
Subject Bramhaputra,
Economic valuation,
Ecosystem services, River
 
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Aquatic resources, like any other natural resources are complex, multi-functional, and provide many ecosystem services.
However, their values are often underestimated as most of the services are obtained for free. Valuation can be a powerful
tool to recognise the actual values of the precious natural resources which in turn can contribute towards shaping the policies
governing their conservation and sustainable utilisation. The study attempted to value selected goods and services of
22 km stretch of Bramhaputra River in Assam. Primary and secondary data were collected from the different stakeholders
during 2012. Out of the several goods and services identified in the selected stretch, six categories of goods and services
viz., fisheries, navigation, water for domestic use, irrigation, tourism and pilgrimage and sand mining were considered for
the valuation exercises. For valuation of the goods and services, the market price method, revenue generation and travel
cost method were considered, depending on the situation. It was estimated that the minimum value of these six goods and
services were `47.8 crores per annum. Tourism, water for domestic use and sand mining were assessed to be the major
components.
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Date 2019-09-12T14:39:02Z
2019-09-12T14:39:02Z
2015-01-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Pandit A., Ekka, A., Sharma, A. P., Bhattacharjya, B. K., Katiha, P. K. and Biswas, D. K., 2015. Economic valuation of natural ecosystems-an empirical study in a stretch of Brahmaputra River in Assam, North-East India. Indian J. Fish., 62(3): 107-112.
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Language English
 
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