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Conservation Choices in the Face of Sea-Level Rise: A Case Study on Marsh Migration from Phippsburg, Maine

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  • Dissanayake, Sahan T. M.
  • Hennessey, Meagan K.

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We analyze the benefits of incorporating climate change into land conservation decisions using wetland migration under rising sea-levels as a case study. We use a simple and inexpensive decision method, a knapsack algorithm implemented in Excel, with (1) simulation data to show that ignoring sea-level rise predictions lead to suboptimal outcomes, and (2) an application to land conservation in Phippsburg, Maine to show the real-world applicability. The simulation shows an 11-percent to almost 30-percent gain in increased benefits when accounting for sea-level rise. The results highlight that it is possible to, and important to, incorporate sea-level rise into conservation planning.

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  • Dissanayake, Sahan T. M. & Hennessey, Meagan K., 2017. "Conservation Choices in the Face of Sea-Level Rise: A Case Study on Marsh Migration from Phippsburg, Maine," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 46(2), pages 388-419, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:agrerw:v:46:y:2017:i:02:p:388-419_00
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