METHODOLOGY DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONTROL AND ESTIMATION AT A REGIONAL LEVEL, BY EXAMPLE OF TOMSK REGION

In accordance with the concept of sustainable development, striving for favourable living conditions and natural environment should be the basis of economic policy. Natural resources (mineral and raw material resources, forest and water, biological and other resources) are of great importance for social and economic development of Tomsk region. Methodological approaches to natural resources evaluation recommended by UNO analysis department allow defining full economic value of natural objects. The peculiarity of the methods is that natural resources value is defined as the capitalized annual rent over the period of their full utilization. Estimation of total volume of utilized natural resources is the key point of this methodology. Non-market and subjective evaluation methods allow defining the full volume of utilized resources, including those used by private households, and make the overall economic evaluation of territories. The methods were first approved in Tomsk region for the evaluation of the area between the Ob and the Tom rivers, with the aim to study the problem of social and ecological factors synthesis in economic evaluation of natural resources capital, and to develop mechanisms for unique territories preservation. The economic-geographical analysis of wildlife management in Tomsk region has shown that with a view of maintenance of a sustainable development of territory, preservation of natural properties of wood on producing foodstuff, crude drugs, minor wood resources will be more effective economically. This direction of wildlife management can provide multiplicative economic benefit of preservation of the habitat of animal and fish resources, and also development of recreational use of wood for amateur hunting and fishery. In Tomsk region 25% of the population lives in 12 areas (50% of the territory of the region) where biological resources are the basis of existence for the population. It is necessary to pay attention to wild products of wood, which do not demand expenses for reproduction; the estimation of their exhaustion in local territories due to the industrial preparation of wood at the same time is necessary. It is necessary to provide preservation of traditional places of mass growth of mushrooms and berries in the interest of local population. For them wood products are additional sources of income. Monetary estimations of natural resources taking into account the social factor reflect the economic-geographical features of the territory; they are indicators of stability of wildlife management and can be used in management as an ecological monitoring component. The author proves the necessity of preservation of natural landscapes for the purpose of maintenance of steady use of biological resources.

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