Valuation of environmental goods and services of the Cerro Golondrinas Protected Forest in Carchi – Ecuador
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https://doi.org/10.54753/cedamaz.v12i2.1391Keywords:
Ecuadorian Chocó, Market prices, Opportunity cost, Anthropic pressuresAbstract
The importance of a protective forest lies in the multiple environmental goods and services it provides both to humans and to the ecological system in general. However, these natural areas are affected by anthropic pressures that threaten their conservation over time. The Cerro Golondrinas Protected Forest is one of the few natural reserves located within the biogeographic region of the Ecuadorian Chocó. The objective of the study was to economically value environmental goods and services by applying market price and opportunity cost methods to demonstrate the cultural, natural, scenic, scientific and social potential of this forest. Seven environmental services were defined according to their environmental and socioeconomic aspects: carbon storage, timber extraction, irrigation water supply, water supply for human consumption, land use for dairy cattle, biodiversity preservation and tourism. Timber extraction obtained the highest value with 12.496.011,81 USD, followed by carbon storage (11.198.586,26 USD), land use for dairy cattle (2.096.884,85 USD), biodiversity (251.472,04 USD), scenic beauty (3.173,1 USD), water for irrigation (919,34 USD) and water for human consumption (44,03 USD), with a total value of 26.047.091,43 USD, a considerable amount that highlights the importance of its conservation and protection.Metrics
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