Abstract

AbstractThis paper provides information on the benefits from the forests in Portugal, estimated based on the total economic value framework, which are described in terms of: forest resources (trends in land use and forest area, forest functions and biodiversity, and potential natural forest types and current forest cover); institutional aspects (forest ownership, administration and policies); and the contribution of forests to the national economy (gross domestic product, foreign trade balance, and employment). Also included is an estimation of the values of forests in Portugal which are categorized as: direct use values (timber harvested, non-wood forest products, and forest products for intermediate consumption in animal production); indirect use values (carbon sequestration, agricultural soil protection, water resources protection, and forest landscape and biodiversity conservation); and forest negative externalities (e.g., forest fires).

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