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Resende FM, Fernandes GW, Andrade DC, Néder HD. Economic valuation of the ecosystem services provided by a protected area in the Brazilian Cerrado: application of the contingent valuation method. BRAZ J BIOL 2017; 77:762-773. [PMID: 28562788 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.21215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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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- F M Resende
- Laboratório de Ecologia Evolutiva & Biodiversidade, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, CP 486, CEP 30161-970, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.,Laboratório de Biogeografia da Conservação, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - ICB, Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG, Avenida Esperança, s/n, Câmpus Samambaia, CP 131, CEP 74001-970, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Evolutiva & Biodiversidade, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, CP 486, CEP 30161-970, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.,Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford CA 94305, USA
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- Instituto de Economia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU, Avenida João Naves de Ávila, 2121, Campus Santa Mônica, CEP 38408-100, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Economia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU, Avenida João Naves de Ávila, 2121, Campus Santa Mônica, CEP 38408-100, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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Fernandes GW, Goulart FF, Ranieri BD, Coelho MS, Dales K, Boesche N, Bustamante M, Carvalho FA, Carvalho DC, Dirzo R, Fernandes S, Galetti PM, Millan VEG, Mielke C, Ramirez JL, Neves A, Rogass C, Ribeiro SP, Scariot A, Soares-Filho B. Deep into the mud: ecological and socio-economic impacts of the dam breach in Mariana, Brazil. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ncon.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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