Jon Strand, UiO: Economic valuation of rainforest cover changes in the Brazilian Amazon

Department seminar. Jon Strand is a Professor of Economics at UiO. He will present the research project "Economic valuation of rainforest cover changes in the Brazilian Amazon".

Jon Strand

Jon Strand. Photo: UiO

This seminar will present a research project in the World Bank, initiated and led by Jon Strand, and financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment. The project builds a “valuation platform” where several value aspects of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest are mapped geographically, in terms of their local and regional economic values, with pixel granularity of 1 km2. The project implies both biophysical impact assessment and economic valuation, and is a collaborative project between teams of natural scientists and economists. Mapping is done for reduced impact logging, non-timber forest products, carbon, biodiversity and biological resources, hydrological impacts of rainforest losses on the Brazilian economy, and for the aggregate value of these components. Biophysical and economic value maps are created for each impact category. Two separate websites are developed as part of the project, and both are publicly accessible and under continuous development. 

 

Published Mar. 14, 2017 11:22 AM - Last modified Nov. 2, 2018 9:26 AM