ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF INDIRECT USE ACTIVITIES IN A PRIVATE NATURAL HERITAGE RESERVE

• Autor(a) principal: Sanches, Keila Lima
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Souza, Álvaro Nogueira de, Oliveira, Antonio Donizette de, Camelo, Ana Paula Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cerne (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://cerne.ufla.br/site/index.php/CERNE/article/view/37
• topic: Conservation unit; ecological tourism; ecological trail; adventure tourism

This study aimed to evaluate the economic viability of indirect use activities as developed in a private natural heritage reserve (RPPN). Activities developed in the RPPN include Adventure Tourism and an Ecological Trail. Data were obtained relating to annual number of people visiting the reserve, prices paid to participate in activities, cost of land, maintenance costs and labor costs. Economic criteria used include Net Present Value (VPL) and Equivalent Periodic Benefit (BPE). In the 1996- 2008 period the number of visitors increased by 6% a year, and the average annual number of visitors to the RPPN was 8,889. It was concluded that indirect use activities in the RPPN are economically viable and can coexist with other direct soil use activities such as eucalyptus cultivation.