Revised valuation of flood regulation services of existing forest cover to inform natural capital accounts

Broadmeadow, Samantha; Nisbet, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1995-9647; Valatin, Gregory; Blyth, Eleanor ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5052-238X; Robinson, Emma ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3746-4517; Fitch, Alice ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6260-8957; Jones, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4379-9006. 2023 Revised valuation of flood regulation services of existing forest cover to inform natural capital accounts. Farnham, Forest Research, 38pp.

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Abstract/Summary

This report provides updated evidence on the value of existing woodland in England, Scotland and Wales in regulating flood flows and reducing flood risk in downstream communities. This is a ground-breaking area of analysis that is attempting to improve on what was previously a significant evidence gap in the economic value of woodland. The study updates a previous evaluation (Broadmeadow et al., 2018) with improved estimates for the volume of flood water potentially removed by woodland or retained by its hydraulic roughness. The impacts of woodlands are compared with two alternative land uses, short grass and bare soil. The scope of the analysis was also extended to include the contribution of conifer woodlands, small woodlands, and trees outside of woodlands. A companion report (Fitch et al., 2022) is available that applies the approach to other natural capital types, including woodland, although values are not directly comparable due to methodological differences.

Item Type:	Publication - Report (Other)
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Hydro-climate Risks (Science Area 2017-) Soils and Land Use (Science Area 2017-)
Funders/Sponsors:	Forestry Commission, Scottish Forestry Trust, Defra, Welsh Government
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Freely available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	climate change, ecosystem services, forest hydrology, forest management, measuring, modelling and forecasting, socio economic research, soil science
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment Hydrology
Date made live:	01 Mar 2023 14:20 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/533995

Item Type:

Publication - Report (Other)

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Hydro-climate Risks (Science Area 2017-)
Soils and Land Use (Science Area 2017-)

Funders/Sponsors:

Forestry Commission, Scottish Forestry Trust, Defra, Welsh Government

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Freely available via Official URL link.

Additional Keywords:

climate change, ecosystem services, forest hydrology, forest management, measuring, modelling and forecasting, socio economic research, soil science

NORA Subject Terms:

Ecology and Environment
Hydrology