Total Economic Value of Wetlands Products and Services in Uganda

Table 14

Opportunity costs of limiting community access to wetlands in three agro-ecological zones in Uganda.

Variable	Southwestern farmlands	Lake Victoria crescent	Kyoga plains
Area (ha)	29,110	137,125	68,932
Opportunity cost (US$ ha^−1 yr^−1)	48.24	48.24	48.24
Total opportunity cost (US$)*	1,404,266	6,614,910	3,325,280

∗Based on national average of US$ 48.24 ha⁻¹ derived from Karanja et al. 2001 [4].