Valuing wetlands in southern Ontario's Credit River watershed

This report details the 1st of a 2-phase research project focused on valuing wetland ecosystem services in the Credit River Watershed, in Ontario. Below, we provide a summary of the literature that has focused on: (i) identifying/quantifying wetland ecosystem services; (ii) assessing the impact that human activities/actions have on these services; and (iii) estimating the economic value provided by these services. We then determine the method that will be employed in Phase 2 of this research that will assess the value of ecosystem services provided by the wetlands in the watershed.