Economic Valuation of Use Values of Environmental Services in Lar National Park in Iran

Today, national parks as a natural resource capital are facing many challenges. Therefore, economic valuation of its functions and services is one of the most important categories of planning and sustainable ecosystem management. The present study aimed to estimate the economic value of ecosystem services in the Lar National Park, Iran. To this aim, the methods of revealed willingness to pay, imputed willingness to pay, and expressed willingness to pay were used. The results of this research showed the economic value of water resources reservation services (۱۶۱۹.۸۰۲ Million Dollars, M), soil conservation services (۹.۲۱۸ M), soil production services (۰.۸۰۴ M), recreation services (۳.۰۰۴ M), habitat service (۳۶.۷۲۲ M), production services (۱.۳۱۲ M), carbon sequestration (۸۴۷.۱۰۹ M), and oxygen supply services (۹۳.۶۱۸ M). Finally, the total economic valuation of the use services was estimated to be ۱۸۶۷.۰۸۷ M. Since more than ۹۷% of the values are related to the water conservation and gas regulation services, sustainable ecosystem management is essential for preserving and expanding these services.

کلیدواژه ها:

Ecosystem management ، Ecosystem services ، Willingness to pay.