Conservation Economics Valuation Publications

Defenders identifies and estimates economic values associated with biodiversity and habitat conservation through many projects. This valuation element also includes determining the benefits associated with maintaining ecosystem services, including wildlife services.

Kroeger, T., F. Casey, P. Alvarez, M. Cheatum and L. Tavassoli. 2009. An Economic Analysis of the Benefits of Habitat Conservation on California Rangelands. Conservation Economics White Paper. Conservation Economics Program. Washington, DC: Defenders of Wildlife. 91 pp.

Kramer, R. and A. Jenkins. 2009. Ecosystem Services, Markets, and Red Wolf Habitat: Results from a Farm Operator Survey. Conservation Economics White Paper. Defenders of Wildlife.Washington DC. 20036

Weiss, A. et al. 2008. Social and Ecological Benefits of Restored Wolf Populations. Paper discussing the social and ecological benefits associated with restored wolf populations. Transactions of the 72nd North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. August 2008. 23 pp.

Kroeger, T. 2008a. Open Space Property Value Premium Analysis. Report prepared for the National Council for Science and the Environment as part of the project “Development of an Operational Benefits Estimation Tool for the U.S.” Washington DC: Defenders of Wildlife. June 2008. 77 pp.

Kroeger, T. 2008b. Community Economic Competitiveness Analysis. Report prepared for the National Council for Science and the Environment as part of the project “Development of an Operational Benefits Estimation Tool for the U.S.” Washington DC: Defenders of Wildlife. June 2008. 37 pp.

Kroeger, T., J. Loomis and F. Casey. 2008. Introduction to the Wildlife Habitat Benefits Estimation Toolkit. Prepared for the National Council for Science and the Environment as part of the project “Development of an Operational Benefits Estimation Tool for the U.S.” Washington DC: Defenders of Wildlife. June 2008. 31pp.

Loomis, J. and L. Richardson. 2008a. User Manual: Benefit Transfer and Visitor Use Estimating Models of Wildlife Recreation, Species and Habitats. June 2008. Prepared for the National Council for Science and the Environment as part of the project “Development of an Operational Benefits Estimation Tool for the U.S.” Washington DC: Defenders of Wildlife. June 2008. 24 pp.

Loomis, J. and L. Richardson. 2008b. Technical Documentation of Benefit Transfer and Visitor Use Estimating Models of Wildlife Recreation, Species and Habitats. Report prepared for the National Council for Science and the Environment as part of the project “Development of an Operational Benefits Estimation Tool for the U.S.” Washington DC: Defenders of Wildlife. June 2008. 45 pp.

Loomis, J., T. Kroeger, L. Richardson and F. Casey. 2008. A benefit transfer toolkit for fish, wildlife, wetlands and open space. Western Economics Forum 7(2):33-43.

Kroeger, T. 2008. Economic Benefits of Conserving Natural Lands: Case Study. Collier County Pine and Swamp Lands, Florida. Prepared for the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Washington, DC: Defenders of Wildlife. 46 pp.

Kroeger, T. and A. McMurray. 2008. Economic Benefits of Conserving Natural Lands: Case Study: Mt. Agamenticus Area, Maine. Prepared for the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Washington, DC: Defenders of Wildlife. 39 pp.

Kroeger, T. and A. McMurray. 2008. Economic Benefits of Conserving Natural Lands: Case Study: Central Platte Biologically Unique Landscape, Nebraska. Prepared for the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Washington, DC: Defenders of Wildlife. 46 pp.

Kroeger, T. 2008. Economic Benefits of Conserving Natural Lands: Lincoln National Forest and Surrounding Lands, New Mexico. Prepared for the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Washington, DC: Defenders of Wildlife. 54 pp.

Kroeger, T., and Anna McMurray. 2008. Economic Benefits of Conserving Natural Lands: Case Study: Yaquina Bay Conservation Opportunity Area, Oregon. Prepared for the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Washington, DC: Defenders of Wildlife. 39 pp.

Frank Casey, Kristen Bowden, Laurie Macdonald and Timm Kroeger. 2008. A Preliminary Assessment of the Economic Benefits of Land Conservation in Florida. Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC

Kroeger, Timm and Paula Manolo. 2007. Economic Benefits Provided by Natural Lands: Case Study of California's Mojave Desert. Report prepared for the Resources Legacy Fund Foundation. Washington, D.C. Defenders of Wildlife. July 2007. 109 pp.

Kroeger, Timm, and Frank Casey. 2007. An assessment of market-based approaches to providing ecosystem services on agricultural lands. Ecological Economics 64(2):321-332.
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Yuskavitch, Jim. 2007. Conservation Pays: How Protecting Endangered Species Makes Good Business Sense. Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC.

Haney, J. Christopher, Gina Schrader, Timm Kroeger, Suzanne Stone, Frank Casey, and A. Quarforth. 2007. Wilderness discount on livestock compensation costs for imperiled gray wolf Canis lupus. (A. Watson, L. Dean, and J. Sproull, Eds.). Science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness values: 8th World Wilderness Congress symposium. Proc. RMRS-P-000, Fort Collins, CO. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (forthcoming).

Grossman, Elizabeth, and Laura Watchman. 2006. Assessing the Wealth of Nature: Using Economic Studies to Promote Land Conservation Instead of Sprawl. Produced in collaboration with Resources for the Future and Island Press. Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC.

Kroeger, Timm, and Frank Casey. 2006. Economic impacts of designating critical habitat under the U.S. Endangered Species Act: Case study of the Canada lynx (Lynx Canadensis). Human Dimensions of Wildlife 11(6):437-453.

Kroeger, Timm, and Paula Manalo. 2006. A review of the economic benefits of species and habitat conservation. Report prepared for the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Washington, DC: Conservation Economics Program, Defenders of Wildlife. July 26, 2006. 97 pp

Kroeger, Timm. 2005. Economic benefits of reintroducing the River otter (Lontra Canadensis) into rivers in New Mexico. Report prepared for Amigos Bravos. February 2005. 32pp.

Kroeger, Timm. 2005. The Economic Value of Ecosystem Services in Four Counties in Northeastern Florida. Companion report to Kiker, C. and A. Hodges (2002), Economic Benefits of Natural Land Conservation: Case Study of Northeastern Florida. Conservation Economics Working Paper # 2. Conservation Economics Program, Defenders of Wildlife. Washington, DC. January 2005. 13pp.

Kroeger, Timm, Frank Casey, and Chris Haney. 2005. Reintroduction of the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) into the Southwestern United States: An economic perspective. Paper presented at the International Wolf Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1-4 Oct. 2005.

Loomis, John B. 2005. Economic benefits of expanding California’s Southern sea otter population. Report prepared for Defenders of Wildlife. December 2005. 36 pp. (Published also in peer-reviewed form: Loomis, John B. 2006. Estimating recreation and existence values of sea otter expansion in California using benefit transfer. Coastal Management 34(4):387-404.)

Kroeger, Timm. 2004. Economic Impact Assessment of Designating Critical Habitat for the Lynx (Lynx Canadensis). Prepared for the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. Washington, DC: Defenders of Wildlife. 293 pp. June 21, 2004 (Revised January 2005).

Baker, Tim, Laurie Macdonald. 2004. Investing in Nature. Washington, DC: Defenders of Wildlife. 29 pp. April 15, 2004