Total economic value of forest ecosystem services in Primorsky krai
Ekaterina A. Korshenko
Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia
Economic policy of the Russian government aimed at the priority development of regions with active use of natural resources, as well as application of mechanism for greenhouse gas emissions reduction as part of climate policy of the Russian Federation, provide the need to make an instrument for sustainable forestry development under conditions of global warming. In this regard, economic assessment of forest ecosystems can be considered as a way out. It can be used to determine efficiency of investment in sustainable forest development as well as to select strategic approaches and to make optimal managerial decisions in the Department of Forestry of the Primorsky Krai Administration. To achieve full economic evaluation of forestry, it is proposed to apply an integrated methodological approach that covers all functions of forest (provisioning, regulating and social). Forest evaluation without considering external factors will result in losses with negative economic and social consequences, which essentially leads to a further degradation of the ecological situation. The concept of total economic value, including the evaluation forest ecosystem services from different aspects, is the basis for the implementation of systematic management of forest resources, taking into account the interdependent criteria of sustainable development: environmental protection, economic efficiency and social significance.