Figure 3.2. Annual Flow of Benefits from Forests in Selected Countries

"In most countries, the marketed values of ecosystems associated with timber and fuelwood production are less than one third of the total economic value, including nonmarketed values such as carbon sequestration, watershed protection, and recreation."

Source & © Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
 Synthesis Report (2005),
Chapter 3, p.56
(Adapted from Conditions and Trends Working Group Report, C5 Ecosystem Change and Human Well-being, Box 5.1)