Economic consequences of wetland degradation for local populations in Africa

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Wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: distribution and contribution of agriculture to livelihoods (2010, background): “The value of these services has in some instances been assessed economically, but often they have not been and they are often undervalued when making decisions about the future and use of wetland resources (Seyam et al. 2001; Schuyt 2005).”
Balancing groundwater conservation and rural livelihoods under water and climate uncertainties: An integrated hydro-economic modeling framework (2011, background): “an open-access common-pool resources structure, as it entails high enforcement costs to the public authorities (Provencher and Burt, 1994; Shah et al., 2000; Schuyt, 2005; Schlager and LópezGunn, 2006; Llamas and Martinez-Santos, 2006; McCann et al., 2005).”
Achieving the national development agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through investment in ecological infrastructure: A case study of South Africa (2017, background): “The water sector is heavily dependent on well-functioning EI, from high altitude catchments acting as water sources, to coastal settlements dealing with pollution and flow regulation challenges (Le Maitre et al., 1996; Schulz and Peall, 2001; Coetzee et al., 2002; Schuyt, 2005; Cullis et al., 2007; ”