Development methodology of economic analysis of ecosystem services for maintenance of rationalwildlife management

The importance of a systematicapproach for enhancement of nature management efficiency and prevention of socially and economically significant naturalresources depletion is increasing in modern conditions. At that, nature management system efficiency depends to a large extent on efficientinformation management, that is timely receipt and analysis of comprehensive and reliable information regarding the stock of varioustypes of natural resources, directions, periods of use and revenues. The lack of adequate economic valuation of natural services isthe reason of irrational nature management reducing its competitiveness on the stage of managerial decisions making. Methodology ofecosystem services economic analysis is based on the notion of full economic value (cost), which in its turn includes use and non-usevalues. There are three alternative use values: direct, indirect and delayed. All types of values are equally applicable to ecosystem servicesevaluation. Ecosystem services evaluation taking into account the social factor is a perspective trend on the way to rational use oflandscape resources. The methodology suggested by the World Bank makes it possible to define both use and non-use values of naturalresources and objects applying questionnaire methods aimed at identification of the population preferences in order to optimise naturemanagement. Widely adopted methods based on individual preferences and taking into account ecological and social components ofeconomic evaluation of natural resources make it possible not only to reduce the unobserved sector of economy, but also to provideinformative basis for consideration of local population interests at managerial decisions making in the field of nature management. Issuesof ecosystem services evaluation are not restricted to pecuniary valuation proper. The main task of ecosystem services evaluation isto identify the services, that is to determine the total volume of natural resources in use. The analysis of Tomsk oblast nature capitalevaluation has shown that it is presently possible to evaluate the life support function of the whole range of ecosystem services, however,it is thereto necessary to create a standard legal mechanism allowing continuous monitoring of ecosystems economic value. Inorder to provide rational nature management, the procedure of nature management monitoring should have a municipal legal basis,which establishes the mechanism of its interaction with the regional monitoring system and defines responsibilities and authority of thelocal government in the field of nature management.

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