Ecosystem valuation - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem_valuationEcosystem valuation is an economic process which assigns a value (either monetary, biophysical, or other) to an ecosystem and/or its ecosystem services.By quantifying, for example, the human welfare benefits of a forest to reduce flooding and erosion while sequestering carbon, providing habitat for endangered species, and absorbing harmful chemicals, such monetization ideally …
Economic valuation of water resources in agriculture
www.fao.org › 3 › y5582eIndirect use values are associated with services provided by water resources but that do not entail direct interaction. For example, they are derived from flood protection provided by wetlands or the removal of pollutants by aquifer recharge. Non-use values are derived from the knowledge that a resource is maintained.