Assessing the economic benefits of sustainable land management practices in Bhutan

This study was conducted with the objective of determining the returns to sustainable land management (SLM) at the national level in Bhutan. The study first uses satellite data on land change (Landsat) to examine land use change in 1990–2010 and its impact on sediment loading in hydroelectric power...

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Autores principales: Nkonya, Ephraim M., Srinivasan, Raghavan, Anderson, Weston, Kato, Edward
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151076
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author Nkonya, Ephraim M.
Srinivasan, Raghavan
Anderson, Weston
Kato, Edward
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description This study was conducted with the objective of determining the returns to sustainable land management (SLM) at the national level in Bhutan. The study first uses satellite data on land change (Landsat) to examine land use change in 1990–2010 and its impact on sediment loading in hydroelectric power plants. The study then uses the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model to analyze the impact of land use change and land management on sediment loading. The results from the land use change and SWAT analyses are used to assess the economic benefits of SLM.
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spelling CGSpace1510762025-11-06T06:31:17Z Assessing the economic benefits of sustainable land management practices in Bhutan Nkonya, Ephraim M. Srinivasan, Raghavan Anderson, Weston Kato, Edward land management sustainable land management soil fertility sustainability water analysis land use soil analysis land degradation hydroelectric power This study was conducted with the objective of determining the returns to sustainable land management (SLM) at the national level in Bhutan. The study first uses satellite data on land change (Landsat) to examine land use change in 1990–2010 and its impact on sediment loading in hydroelectric power plants. The study then uses the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model to analyze the impact of land use change and land management on sediment loading. The results from the land use change and SWAT analyses are used to assess the economic benefits of SLM. 2014 2024-08-01T02:55:10Z 2024-08-01T02:55:10Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151076 en http://www.ifpri.org/blog/land-degradation-bad-humans-bad-biodiversity Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Nkonya, Ephraim M.; Srinivasan, Raghavan; Anderson, Weston and Kato, Edward. 2014. Assessing the economic benefits of sustainable land management practices in Bhutan. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1361. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151076
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sustainable land management
soil fertility
sustainability
water analysis
land use
soil analysis
land degradation
hydroelectric power
Nkonya, Ephraim M.
Srinivasan, Raghavan
Anderson, Weston
Kato, Edward
Assessing the economic benefits of sustainable land management practices in Bhutan
title Assessing the economic benefits of sustainable land management practices in Bhutan
title_full Assessing the economic benefits of sustainable land management practices in Bhutan
title_fullStr Assessing the economic benefits of sustainable land management practices in Bhutan
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the economic benefits of sustainable land management practices in Bhutan
title_short Assessing the economic benefits of sustainable land management practices in Bhutan
title_sort assessing the economic benefits of sustainable land management practices in bhutan
topic land management
sustainable land management
soil fertility
sustainability
water analysis
land use
soil analysis
land degradation
hydroelectric power
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151076
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