ECONOMIC VALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF TOURISM ACTIVITY IN THE CENTRAL AMAZON, BRAZIL

The valuation of ecosystem services provides essential information that makes it possible to estimate the economic value of environmental resources and their benefits. The aim was to estimate the value of the forest's cultural ecosystem services provided to maintain tourist activity in Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas. The contingent valuation method (CVM) was used to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) of users (tourists and visitors) and the willingness to accept (WTA) of landowners, local business owners and other interviewees. The results of the interviews indicate that 71% of users would be willing to pay an average of R$16.57 day-1visit-1, while 100% of interviewees would be willing to conserve the forests in exchange for receiving R$327.63 ha-1year-1. In conclusion, most of the interviewees agreed that valuing the forest's ecosystem services is fundamental to maintaining tourist activity.

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FLORESTA
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2024-10-16
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https://doi.org/10.5380/rf.v54i1.95011
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Economic and Environmental Valuation
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ECONOMIC VALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF TOURISM ACTIVITY IN THE CENTRAL AMAZON, BRAZIL

João Rodrigo Leitão dos Reis, Paulo Maurı́cio Lima de Alencastro Graça, Henry Francisco Soria-Díaz, Benjamín Soria-Solano et al.
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Economic and Environmental Valuation
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ECONOMIC VALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF TOURISM ACTIVITY IN THE CENTRAL AMAZON, BRAZIL

João Rodrigo Leitão dos Reis, Paulo Maurı́cio Lima de Alencastro Graça, Henry Francisco Soria-Díaz, Benjamín Soria-Solano, Roger Chambi-Legoas, Simith Del Carmen Díaz-Salas
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Abstract

The valuation of ecosystem services provides essential information that makes it possible to estimate the economic value of environmental resources and their benefits. The aim was to estimate the value of the forest's cultural ecosystem services provided to maintain tourist activity in Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas. The contingent valuation method (CVM) was used to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) of users (tourists and visitors) and the willingness to accept (WTA) of landowners, local business owners and other interviewees. The results of the interviews indicate that 71% of users would be willing to pay an average of R$16.57 day-1visit-1, while 100% of interviewees would be willing to conserve the forests in exchange for receiving R$327.63 ha-1year-1. In conclusion, most of the interviewees agreed that valuing the forest's ecosystem services is fundamental to maintaining tourist activity.

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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (BR), National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (NI), Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana (PE), Amazon National University of Madre de Dios (PE), Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (BR)
Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas
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