Journal of Biodiversity ISSN: 0976-6901 (Print) (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rbio20 Appraisal of Forest Ecosystems Goods and Services: Challenges and Opportunities for Conservation T. V. Ramachandra, Divya Soman, Ashwath D. Naik & M. D. Subash Chandran To cite this article: T. V. Ramachandra, Divya Soman, Ashwath D. Naik & M. D. Subash Chandran (2017) Appraisal of Forest Ecosystems Goods and Services: Challenges and Opportunities for Conservation, Journal of Biodiversity, 8:1, 12-33 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09766901.2017.1346160 Published online: 21 Aug 2017. Submit your article to this journal View related articles View Crossmark data Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=rbio20 Download by: [Indian Institute of Science], [T. V. Ramachandra] Date: 26 September 2017, At: 07:01 J Biodiversity, 8(1): 12-33 (2017) DOI: 10.1080/09766901.2017.1346160 Appraisal of Forest Ecosystems Goods and Services: Challenges and Opportunities for Conservation T. V. Ramachandra1,2,3, Divya Soman, Ashwath D. Naik1 and M. D. Subash Chandran1 1Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) 2Centre for Sustainable Technologies (ASTRA) 3Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, Karnataka, India Telephone: 91-80-23600985, 22932506, 22933099, Fax: 91-80-23601428, 23600085, 23600683[CES-TVR], E-mail: <
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[email protected]> KEYWORDS Economic Valuation. Provisioning Services. Regulating Services. Tropical Forests ABSTRACT Valuation of ecosystem goods and services is essential to formulate sustainable development policies oriented towards the protection or restoration of ecosystems.