Economic valuation of the ecosystem services provided by a protected area in the Brazilian Cerrado: application of the contingent valuation method

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 visit...

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Main Authors: F. M. Resende, G. W. Fernandes, D. C. Andrade, H. D. Néder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2017-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842017000400762&lng=en&tlng=en