The Role and Contribution of Montane Forests and Related Ecosystem Services to the Kenyan Economy

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.coverage.spatialKenya
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:05:43Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:05:43Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionThe montane forests of Kenya, better known as Kenya’s “Water Towers”, produce direct economic value for its citizens. This value accrues not only from the production of various timber- and non-timber forest products, but also from a range of regulating ecosystem services that provide an insurance value to several key economic sectors. There is also a secondary or indirect multiplier effect associated with the direct economic value of the Water Towers. This report estimates these economic values, by means of best international analytical practices and environmental and economic evidence from Kenya and shows that montane forests have consistently been undervalued in conventional national accounting. The findings underline the need for better management, increased investment in montane forests and innovative policy instruments (such as Reducing Emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REdd+)).en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8513
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number54 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectBiodiversity
dc.subjectLand
dc.subjectNatural Resources
dc.subjectSustainable Development
dc.subjectNature Action
dc.subjectFinance and Economic Transformations
dc.subject.sdgSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.sdgSDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
dc.subject.sdgSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
dc.subject.sdgSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
dc.titleThe Role and Contribution of Montane Forests and Related Ecosystem Services to the Kenyan Economyen
dc.typeTechnical report
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000049

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