Valoración económica del uso no consuntivo y de existencia del Parque Nacional Podocarpus,2022.

Abstract

Abstract:Protected areas are considered spaces of great environmental, economic and social value. An adequate assessment of these areas can enhance the benefits that can be obtained from their conservation and protection, such as their use for ecotourism, recreation, among others. In this sense, the present investigation has as general objective to estimate the 2economic value of the non-consumptive use and existence of the Podocarpus National Park (PNP). Through the contingent valuation method and using the logit econometric model, the willingness to pay of 369 people was analyzed for the non-consumptive use of the ecosystem services offered by the PNP and for their existence.It was found that 83.47% of the visitors are willing to pay an average annual value for thenon-consumptive use of the PNP of $15,54; while 83% are willing to contribute monetarily for the conservation and existence of the PNP, an average annual value of $30,19. The variables that determine the WTP for the non-consumptive use of the PNP are the way in which visitors organize the trip, perception of the absence of air and noise pollution, level of higher education, occupational activity in the public sector, and income.