1. Economic valuation of wetland’s ecosystem services
Research objective: spatially explicit monetary valuation of ecosystem services at European level through meta-analysis and value transfer based on land use. Methodology: 1) Estimations of a meta-regression model that relates primary economic value estimates (TEEB database) to key explanatory variables spatially represented (bio-physical and socio-economic characteristics); 2) Use the model to scaling-up values and assign a per hectare value to each biome given the spatial characteristics related to the ecosystem valued and the socio-economic context. Expected results: biome-specific spatially explicit monetary value representing the indicative total economic value of the ecosystem services provided.

2. Ecological functions and ecosystem services of wetlands
Source: Adapted from De Groot et al. 2012, EEA 2010, Brander et al. 2010, Haines-Young R. and Potschin M. 2013

4. Welfare change 2000 – 2006

5. Welfare change 2000 – 2006

6. Volumes and values of wetland change
Latvia
Italy
Hungary
2006
Wetland area (Ha)
59,048
67,286
79,335
Mean value per hectare per year (Euro PPP 2007)
1,803
4,286
2,784
Total value per year (Euro PPP 2007)
74,280,849
172,634,566
159,230,294
2000
58,419
67,874
79,386
1,800
4,252
2,781
73,195,392
174,634,745
158,561,516
Change
Net change in area (Ha)
629
-588
-51
Net change in welfare (Euro PPP 2007)
1,085,457
-2,000,179
668,778

7. Further step: forest and woodlands
1) Estimate meta-regression model for forest and woodlands based on TEEB database
2) Scaling-up procedure
Including more spatial variables for the estimations of the meta-analytic function: HANPP, Gross Cell Product, spatial decay, fragmentation and accessibility, ecological quality.