Title:

Payments for forest-based ecosystem services in the United States, 2005-2019

Author(s):

Frey, Gregory E.; Kallayanamitra, Chalisa; Wilkens, Philadelphia; James, Natasha A.

Publication Year:

2021

How to Cite:

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Frey, Gregory E.; Kallayanamitra, Chalisa; Wilkens, Philadelphia; James, Natasha A. 2021. Payments for forest-based ecosystem services in the United States, 2005-2019. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0076

Abstract:

This data publication includes a comprehensive accounting and estimation of total payments for forest-based ecosystem services to private forest landowners in the 50 United States. These data include payments in terms of real (inflation-adjusted, constant) 2015 dollars and participating acres (where data are available) by state, year, and payment program or market. Payment programs and markets are grouped into mechanism types including public payments, compliance transactions, and voluntary transactions. Ecosystem services are grouped into categories including carbon sequestration and storage, watershed protection and water quality, wildlife habitat, and bundled services. Also included is a user guide that provides a thorough description of data sources and processing and estimation procedures.

Keywords:

economy; environment; society; Climate change; Carbon; Natural Resource Management & Use; Conservation; Economics; Ecosystem services; Forest management; Policies and law; Water; Wildlife (or Fauna); Habitat management; payments for ecosystem services; payments for environmental services; cost-sharing; financial incentives; conservation programs; cap-and-trade; offset; mitigation banking; trading; conservation easement; carbon; watershed protection; water quality; wildlife habitat; Natural Resources Conservation Service; Farm Service Agency; Fish and Wildlife Service; Forest Service; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; California Air Resources Board; wetland; stream; hunting; wildlife viewing; United States

Related publications:

• Frey, Gregory E.; Kallayanamitra, Chalisa; Wilkens, Philadelphia; James, Natasha A. 2023. Sustainable Forest Indicator 6.27: Revenue from forest-based environmental services. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 6 p. https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/inventory/sustainability https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/66103
• Frey, Gregory E.; Kallayanamitra, Chalisa; Wilkens, Philadelphia; James, Natasha A. 2021. Payments for forest-based ecosystem services in the United States: Magnitudes and trends. Ecosystem Services. 52(1): 101377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101377 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/63513
• McGinley, Kathleen; Murray, Lara; Robertson, Guy; White, Eric M. 2023. National report on sustainable forests, 2020. Report. FS-1217. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 60 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/FS-1217

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