Evaluation of provisioning, cultural, and supporting ecosystem services of Khukhmorit soum, Govi-Altai province, Mongolia

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10.2991/978-94-6463-278-1_5How to use a DOI?

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Value of ecosystem services; Market price method; Willingness to pay; Replacement cost method

Abstract

In this study, our objective was to determine key ecosystem services of Khukhmorit soum that benefit locals both directly and indirectly, and estimate the value. We identified key services based on Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) categories. Ecosystem services are divided into 4 groups: provisioning, regulating, supporting, and cultural. As we identified, in Khukhmorit soum, provisioning services include forage, timber and wood, and food services, regulating services include carbon sequestration, and supporting services include soil protection services provided by Caragana microphylla, C.leucophloea, and C.korshinskii. However, in this study, we opt out of regulating services due to a lack of data and technical difficulty. We use the market price method when evaluating provisional services, the Willingness-to-Pay approach for the evaluation of cultural services value and the Replacement Cost method for supporting services evaluation. As a result, the value of provisioning services is 109,608,202,680 MNT, the value of cultural services is 846,762,367 MNT, and the value of supporting services is 8,309,369,894 MNT. In total, the value of direct and indirect ecosystem services is 118,764,334,941 MNT. This study will provide a scientific basis for developing and proposing sustainable policy options for decision-makers and raising public awareness. Furthermore, the results of this study will accelerate the effort made by the local government and local people by highlighting the economic benefit they receive from natural capital.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Oyundari Baasanbat
AU  - Otgontsetseg Davaanyam
AU  - Khaulenbek Akhmadi
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/10/29
TI  - Evaluation of provisioning, cultural, and supporting ecosystem services of Khukhmorit soum, Govi-Altai province, Mongolia
BT  - Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (EST 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 36
EP  - 45
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-278-1_5
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-278-1_5
ID  - Baasanbat2023
ER  -