Methods

Goods  and services quantified from forests of Uttara Kannada at taluk levelinclude timber, NTFP, bamboo, canes, food, medicinal plants, honey from bee keeping, fodder, fuelwood for domestic and commercial usage, litter, mulching leaves, inland fishing, domestic water use, industrial water use, water for power generation, irrigation services, ecological water, oxygen provision and wild fruits.Data were compiled from Divisional Office of Karnataka Forest Department, literatures pertaining to ecological and socio-economic studies in the district and also through interview with the subject experts.  Spatial extent of different types of forests wasanalysed using remote sensing data. Minimal forest gate price of the goods are used for valuation of goods and proxy prices are used for goods which do not pass through market transactions.Valuation: The quantified goods and services are valued by market value approach given by the equation 1.

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Q: quantity of goods, P: price of goods, i: number of taluks, j: goods type
Example:

where, V_Timber = value of timber in the district; Q = quantity of timber; P = price of timber; i = no. of taluks, j = timber types