Publications by authors named "Daniel Ferreira Domingues"
Article Synopsis
- This work presents a new framework to assess the economic value of illegal clearings in the Amazon rainforest using Habitat Equivalency Analysis while focusing on restoring ecosystem services.
- The framework calculates the economic value by considering both past losses and potential future gains, resulting in a valuation of approximately Int.$ 341,611 for 10 hectares cleared, which is significantly higher than traditional timber-focused valuations.
- The approach emphasizes low costs and efficiency, making it useful for preliminary environmental assessments and enhancing understanding of the financial impacts of deforestation in the Amazon.
Transient Alterations in Streamwater Quality Induced by Pollution Incidents: Interim Losses Calculations and Compensation Alternatives Based on Habitat Equivalency Analysis.
Environ Manage
March 2022
Pollution incidents cause transient water quality alterations during the passage of contaminants' plume along watercourses, with plume passage period and contaminants' concentrations modelled by advection-dispersion equations. Despite being transient, water quality alterations can impose many impacts on the streamwater ecosystem services. This study proposes two frameworks based on Habitat Equivalency Analysis to be applied during assessments of streamwaters' pollution incidents and respective compensation panoramas: (1) Streamwater interim loss framework, to calculate interim loss debits caused by transient alterations in the streamwater quality; (2) Total credit framework, to calculate streamwater credits generated by improvements in selected watercourse's streamwater quality, produced by wastewater treatment plants in this study.
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