Economic valuation of the calden (Prosopis caldenia Burkart) forest in the south of Córdoba, Argentina = Valoración económica del bosque de caldén (Prosopis caldenia Burkart) en el sur de Córdoba, Argentina
Introduction: The native forest of calden is a natural ecosystem that produces valuable ecosystem goods and services for society; however, it has been replaced for the production of commercial, agricultural and livestock goods. Objective: To estimate the economic value of a conservation program for...
| Autores principales: | , , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | lenguas múltiples |
| Publicado: |
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo
2019
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4845 https://chapingo.mx/revistas/forestales/contenido.php?section=article&id_articulo=2518&doi=10.5154/r.rchscfa.2017.03.027 http://dx.doi.org/10.5154/r.rchscfa.2017.03.027 |
| Sumario: | Introduction: The native forest of calden is a natural ecosystem that produces valuable ecosystem goods and services for society; however, it has been replaced for the production of commercial, agricultural and livestock goods.
Objective: To estimate the economic value of a conservation program for ecosystem services of
the remnant of the native calden (Prosopis caldenia Burkart) forest in the south of the province of
Córdoba, Argentina.
Materials and methods: The study area corresponds to a remnant forest of 37 648 ha. The willingness to pay (WTP) was obtained from a contingent valuation survey; 361 questionnaires were applied. The sampling unit was the household. A multistage cluster sampling was used in the city of Río Cuarto and a simple random sampling in Villa Huidobro.
Results and discussion: The estimated WTP showed goodness of fit and most of the estimated
coefficients were statistically significant (P < 0.05) and consistent with what was theoretically expected. The WTP increases with household income and decreases as the consulted amount of money to pay increases. The average WTP for a conservation program of the native calden forest is 52 ± 8 ARS (11.45 ± 1.76 USD) monthly per household.
Conclusion: The majority of the urban population of southern Córdoba does not use forest ecosystem
services; however, they are willing to pay to maintain or increase forest ecosystem services. |
|---|