Transformation of Recreational Environmental Goods and Services Provided by Agriculture and Forestry into Recreational Environmental Products

In addition to traditional market commodities, agriculture, forestry and the related environment, produce a large set of Environmental Recreational Goods and Services (ERGSs). Examples include pleasant landscapes, rural lanes and footpaths, habitats for various kinds of flora and fauna, grounds for sports and other recreational activities. At the same time agriculture and forestry can produce Environmental Bads and Disservices (EBD). These ERGSs, and EBDs, are generally perceived by our societies as public goods and/or externalities of farming and forestry, as people cannot be excluded from using them and rivalry is not greatly felt; everyone can enjoy and/or suffer from them without any market transaction taking place.