Economic evaluation of specially protected natural areas

Abstract

There is a significant change in the organization and development of
specially protected natural territories nowadays. The main priority directions of «green» economy are taken into account in the process of their
organization and development. The results of the analysis in the article
show that methods of total economic value are important at economic
evaluation of protected areas, because methods of total economic value
are an effective tool in the evaluation of resources, especially in protected
natural territories. The article gives a brief description of the specially protected natural territories of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Currently, specially
protected natural territories of the Republic are not have only a research
and educational interest, but also it’s the single system provider of environmental services as a whole. Thus, within the framework of the green economy methods of economic evaluation of resources of specially protected
natural areas have an innovative character and are used in the evaluation
of biological resources.
Key words: specially protected natural areas, economic evaluation,
recreation, value, natural resources,ecosystem services