Quantification and Valuation of Provisioning Services Generated by the Plantations in Haryana

Abstract

The goods and services provided by forest plantations contribute significantly to human welfare, both directly and indirectly. A study was undertaken for quantification and valuation of plantation based provisioning services in Haryana. Group preferences and individual preferences for different landscape units were assessed through community meetings, PDM and household survey. Results indicated that the dependency of local people for fodder, fuelwood and timber was more on private lands, which met 92% of their demand, while plantations provided merely 8% of their total requirement that too to the landless people mainly.