Abstract: Using the Total Economic Value (TEV) framework, the presentation aims to estimate the monetary value of various ecosystem services provided by the mangroves of the Indian Sundarbans. The assessment will focus on three key categories: regulatory services, recreation services and revenue from tourism. Two presentations will be held to discuss the latest findings on these services based on both secondary and primary data analysis from the Indian Sundarbans:
About the speaker: Debosree Banerjee is an applied microeconomist by training. Debosree’s research interests are in the areas of Development Economics, Environmental Economics and Public Policy.
Mohammad Moiunaddin is a Project Associate at the National Institute of Advanced Studies. His research focuses on estimating the recreational value of the Indian Sundarbans using the ‘Zonal Travel Cost method’.