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The use and management of mangrove ecosystems in Pakistan [1]

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We undertook an economic valuation of mangrove forests in Balochistan province of Pakistan drawing on primary data from a survey of 80 households depending on mangrove forests. It was found that the direct value of mangroves was USD 1,287 per hectare, while the total value for the village was calculated to be USD 4,419,935.

Publication Date: 
30/11/2010
Bhim Adhikari [2], Saima Pervaiz Baig [3], Usman Ali Iftikhar [4]
Indian Journal of Environmental Protection [5]
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Tags:
Mangroves [6], Environment [7], Ecosystems [8], Forests [9], Poverty [10], Ecosystem Services [11], Net Present Value (NPV) [12], Fisheries [13], Crustaceans [14], Forest Products [15], Pakistan [16]
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[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/net-present-value-npv
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