10.5281/zenodo.1322197
https://zenodo.org/records/1322197
oai:zenodo.org:1322197
Ali, Ayub
Ayub
Ali
Master of Economics in Environmental Economics, Dhaka School of Economics
Wadood, Syed Naimul
Syed Naimul
Wadood
Department of Economics, University of Dhaka
Economic Valuation of Rural Wetlands in Bangladesh: A Case Study of the Padma Beel of Pabna
Zenodo
2017
Common property resources, environmental valuation, market price approach, natural resource management, wetlands
2017-03-31
eng
10.5281/zenodo.1322196
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Wetland is a valuable ecosystem for sustainable environment. These have traditionally been used for multiple purposes, and have significant roles in the livelihood of the local community. In recent years, these multiple use systems are getting converted to single use system due to economic and social pressure from dominant stakeholders. In this context, we selected a particular wetland in the district of Pabna, namely the Padma Beel, to estimate direct economic benefits from its multiple uses, e.g. wetland cultivation, irrigation, fisheries, jute retting, duck keeping and fodder collection. The study shows that wetlands are resourceful ecosystems that provide many benefits and services but some of these benefits and services can be difficult to recognize, quantify and value. On the other hand, direct benefits and services such as fish capture can be quantified and valued using a market price approach. Wetlands also contribute to household food security of the surrounding neighborhood locations in a number of ways.