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Land Cover in B.C.’s Lower Mainland

These two datasets are part of the report called “Natural Capital in BC’s Lower Mainland. Valuing the Benefits from Nature”, prepared for the Pacific Parklands Foundation and published in November 2010. The goal of the report is to evaluate the natural resources of B.C.’s Lower Mainland and to determine how these…

Land Cover in the Study Area (B.C.’s Lower Mainland)
Amount and Value of Forest Carbon Stored by Forest Land Cover
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These two datasets are part of the report called “Natural Capital in BC’s Lower Mainland. Valuing the Benefits from Nature”, prepared for the Pacific Parklands Foundation and published in November 2010. The goal of the report is to evaluate the natural resources of B.C.’s Lower Mainland and to determine how these ecosystems benefit the region.

The report was prepared by the David Suzuki Foundation and Sara Wilson, from Natural Capital Research & Consulting.

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Land Cover in the Study Area (B.C.’s Lower Mainland)csv
This table focuses on land cover, which is the outside biophysical cover on the earth’s surface, and on how it is used, both in hectares and in percentages. We can see that forests are the dominant ecosystem in Vancouver's Lower Mainland region, followed by urbanized or developed land.
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Amount and Value of Forest Carbon Stored by Forest Land Covercsv
This table let us see the economic value of the carbon stored by ecosystems, based on the avoided costs, replacement cost or the market price of carbon trading.
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Land Cover in the Study Area (B.C.’s Lower Mainland)xls
This table focuses on land cover, which is the outside biophysical cover on the earth’s surface, and on how it is used, both in hectares and in percentages. We can see that forests are the dominant ecosystem in Vancouver's Lower Mainland region, followed by urbanized or developed land.
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Amount and Value of Forest Carbon Stored by Forest Land Coverxls
This table let us see the economic value of the carbon stored by ecosystems, based on the avoided costs, replacement cost or the market price of carbon trading.
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