Valuing Urban Forests as Natural Capital: Climate Mitigation, Biodiversity and Recreational Ecosystem Services in a Hungarian City
Éva Király, Attila Borovics
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日本語
ハンガリーのシャールバール市を対象に、都市林の炭素貯留・隔離量と生態系サービス（生物多様性・レクリエーション）を貨幣評価した。2023年のCO2貯留量は36.7万トン、価値は1880万ユーロ。伐採木材製品や代替効果を含めると、市のGHG排出量の9.3%を相殺。生物多様性とレクリエーションの資産価値はそれぞれ1190万ユーロ、600万ユーロと推定された。
English
This study values the carbon storage and sequestration of urban forests in Sárvár, Hungary, along with biodiversity and recreational ecosystem services. In 2023, forests stored 366,667 tonnes CO2 valued at EUR 18.8 million. Including harvested wood products and substitution effects, the net mitigation offset 9.3% of municipal emissions. Capitalized biodiversity and recreational values were EUR 11.89 million and EUR 5.95 million respectively.
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日本のGX文脈において
日本の都市緑化やカーボンニュートラル政策においても、都市林の自然資本評価は重要。本手法はSSBJや自治体の気候計画に活用可能。
In the global GX context
This paper provides a replicable methodology for valuing urban forests as natural capital, relevant to global natural capital accounting and urban climate action. It demonstrates how carbon, biodiversity, and recreational benefits can be monetized for policy design.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Offers a comprehensive carbon and ecosystem service valuation framework for urban forests, useful for natural capital accounting studies.
🏢実務担当者:City planners and sustainability officers can use the benefit-transfer approach to justify green infrastructure investments.
🏛政策担当者:Highlights how urban forests contribute to climate mitigation and welfare, supporting evidence-based municipal climate and biodiversity policies.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Urban forests can support municipal climate action while delivering a broad range of additional ecosystem services. This study assesses the city of Sárvár, Hungary (1,125 ha of forests and 470 ha of other tree-covered areas) to quantify carbon-related ecosystem services and monetize selected non-market benefits. Carbon stocks and sequestration were estimated by tree species group using National Forestry Database records (2010–2023), Copernicus Tree Cover Density data, and IPCC greenhouse-gas inventory methodology. Harvested wood products and material- and energy-substitution effects were also included. Urban forests and trees stored 366,667 tons of CO2 in 2023, corresponding to a carbon-stock value of EUR 18.8 million. When biomass dynamics, harvested wood products, and substitution effects were considered jointly, the net mitigation effect offset 9.3% of total municipal greenhouse-gas emissions. Using a benefit-transfer approach and a 2% social discount rate, the capitalized value of biodiversity-related ecosystem services amounted to EUR 11.89 million, while the capitalized recreational value reached EUR 5.95 million. Overall, the findings suggest that Sárvár’s urban forests operate as multifunctional natural capital assets providing climate mitigation and welfare benefits that are directly relevant to policy design, evidence-based urban planning, and ecosystem accounting.
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