MONETARY EVALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION (Samara Region)
The article illustrates the new direction of civilization development - a "green" economy, which is based on the involvement of market process "natural capital". The authors consider ecosystem services by the plants listed in the Red Book of specially protected natural areas in the Samara region as an integral part of the "natural capital". For monetary evaluation of ecosystem services, the authors classify plants listed in the Red Book, and introduce scaling factors to take into account the relic and endemic species. Using monetary evaluation the authors use values to calculate the harm to 1 hectare of herbaceous plants, trees and shrubs. The calculations show that the largest number of plant species listed in the Red Book are located in Stavropol, Volzhsky, Borsky, Shigonsky, Syzran and Krasnoyarsk municipal districts, which have the biggest territory of protected areas. The authors calculate the value of ecosystem services in the Samara region, and show that the proportion does not correspond to the significance of plants listed in the Red Book. The authors suggest an increase in stumpage of these plants, and it will provide sustainable development of the region.
Keywords: sustainable development, a "green" economy, protected areas, ecosystem services, plants listed in the Red Book, stumpage value, monetary evaluation.
Galina E. Kudinova, candidate of Economics, Head of the group/ Anastasia G. Rosenberg, a junior research assistant. ; Natalia V. Kostina, candidate of Biological Sciences, a senior research assistant.; Razina S. Kuznetsova, candidate of Biological Sciences, a researcher. ; Vladimir M. Vasiukov, candidate of Biological Sciences, a researcher. ; Margarita A. Kostina, a junior research assistant; Anastasia V. Ivanova, a researcher.; Sergey V. Saksonov, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Deputy Director.. - Institute of Ecology of Volga Basin RAS.