Economic valuation of the ecosystem services provided by a protected area in the Brazilian Cerrado: application of the contingent valuation method

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Autor(a) principal: Resende,F. M.
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Fernandes,G. W., Andrade,D. C., Néder,H. D.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Resumo: Abstract Considering that the economic valuation of ecosystem services is a useful approach to support the conservation of natural areas, we aimed to estimate the monetary value of the benefits provided by a protected area in southeast Brazil, the Serra do Cipó National Park. We calculated the visitor’s willingness to pay to conserve the ecosystems of the protected area using the contingent valuation method. Located in a region under intense anthropogenic pressure, the Serra do Cipó National Park is mostly composed of rupestrian grassland ecosystems, in addition to other Cerrado physiognomies. We conducted a survey consisting of 514 interviews with visitors of the region and found that the mean willingness to pay was R$ 7.16 year–1, which corresponds to a total of approximately R$ 716,000.00 year–1. We detected that per capita income, the household size, the level of interest in environmental issues and the place of origin influenced the likelihood that individuals are willing to contribute to the conservation of the park, as well as the value of the stated willingness to pay. This study conveys the importance of conserving rupestrian grassland and other Cerrado physiognomies to decision makers and society.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Economic valuation of the ecosystem services provided by a protected area in the Brazilian Cerrado: application of the contingent valuation method
title Economic valuation of the ecosystem services provided by a protected area in the Brazilian Cerrado: application of the contingent valuation method
spellingShingle Economic valuation of the ecosystem services provided by a protected area in the Brazilian Cerrado: application of the contingent valuation method
Resende,F. M.
ecological economics
economic value
Espinhaço Mountains
rupestrian grasslands
willingness to pay
title_short Economic valuation of the ecosystem services provided by a protected area in the Brazilian Cerrado: application of the contingent valuation method
title_full Economic valuation of the ecosystem services provided by a protected area in the Brazilian Cerrado: application of the contingent valuation method
title_fullStr Economic valuation of the ecosystem services provided by a protected area in the Brazilian Cerrado: application of the contingent valuation method
title_full_unstemmed Economic valuation of the ecosystem services provided by a protected area in the Brazilian Cerrado: application of the contingent valuation method
title_sort Economic valuation of the ecosystem services provided by a protected area in the Brazilian Cerrado: application of the contingent valuation method
author Resende,F. M.
author_facet Resende,F. M.
Fernandes,G. W.
Andrade,D. C.
Néder,H. D.
author_role author
author2 Fernandes,G. W.
Andrade,D. C.
Néder,H. D.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Resende,F. M.
Fernandes,G. W.
Andrade,D. C.
Néder,H. D.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv ecological economics
economic value
Espinhaço Mountains
rupestrian grasslands
willingness to pay
topic ecological economics
economic value
Espinhaço Mountains
rupestrian grasslands
willingness to pay
description Abstract Considering that the economic valuation of ecosystem services is a useful approach to support the conservation of natural areas, we aimed to estimate the monetary value of the benefits provided by a protected area in southeast Brazil, the Serra do Cipó National Park. We calculated the visitor’s willingness to pay to conserve the ecosystems of the protected area using the contingent valuation method. Located in a region under intense anthropogenic pressure, the Serra do Cipó National Park is mostly composed of rupestrian grassland ecosystems, in addition to other Cerrado physiognomies. We conducted a survey consisting of 514 interviews with visitors of the region and found that the mean willingness to pay was R$ 7.16 year–1, which corresponds to a total of approximately R$ 716,000.00 year–1. We detected that per capita income, the household size, the level of interest in environmental issues and the place of origin influenced the likelihood that individuals are willing to contribute to the conservation of the park, as well as the value of the stated willingness to pay. This study conveys the importance of conserving rupestrian grassland and other Cerrado physiognomies to decision makers and society.
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