Research Article

A Total Economic Valuation of Wetland Ecosystem Services: An Evidence from Jagadishpur Ramsar Site, Nepal

Table 2

Types of use and nonuse value of reservoir and methods of valuation.

ValueCategories/typeMethod of valuationSource of data

Direct useWetland goods Revealed price methodHousehold survey 2015
Tourism Tourism earnings (food,)Survey of restaurants

Indirect use valueWater supply Revealed price methodWater use fee collection
Biodiversity conservation Revealed valuation method (expenditure incurred by GON, conservation agencies)[16], government agencies (2015)
Carbon sequestration Benefit transfer methodCarbon monitoring and carbon market studies

Nonuse valueFuture use (existence & option value)Contingent valuation methods/willingness to PayHousehold survey 2015