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Table 10 Total production from the seven case study wetlands in 1999/2000 - multiple-use systems (1999 market value) UM

From: What value for pastoral livelihoods? An economic valuation of development alternatives for ephemeral wetlands in eastern Mauritania

Wetland

Sorghum productiona

Vegetable production

Pastoral resources

Botanical resources

Total value UM

Chlim

269,100

23,600

40,730,510

3,231,225

44,254,435

Goungel

3,516,240

235,000

228,753,045

4,336,800

236,841,085

Tali

79,040

162,400

308,355,055

7,170,600

315,767,095

Boichiche

365,560

30,000

29,098,975

3,702,420

33,196,955

Tamchekett

0

61,000

31,057,500

15,519,084

46,637,584

Sawana

52,243,425

0

21,834,435

30,627,800

104,705,660

Oum Lellé

0

0

373,101,300

Unknownb

373,101,300

  1. aFlood recession production only; bno value for botanical resources is included for Oum Lellé as the total number of resource users is unknown