Revenues of stakeholders in the national parks and landscape protection areas of the Slovak Republic

  • M. Janiga Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • K Markuljaková Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • O. Mahút Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • P. Pogányová Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • Z. Kohútová Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • J. Šulavík Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • A. Boháčová Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • N. Herian Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • Z. Ivaničová Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • M. Veselská Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • D. Štefancová Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • M. Ištoňa Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • P. Tichý Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • J. Kvanda Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • P. Mikoláš Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • F. Griga Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • S. Chovancová Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • M. Adamová Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • E. Lištiaková Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • J. Gašperanová Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • V. Kozárik Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • D. Hruška Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • M. Podracká Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • M. Masaryk Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • M. Novisedláková Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • J. Thomková Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • J. Kmecík Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • V. Karkoszková Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • P. Bugáň Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • M. Šudila Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
  • P. Richtárech Institute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, SK - 059 56 Tatranská Javorina 7, Slovac Republic
Keywords: environmental economics, ecosystem services, nature protection, Slovakia, revenues

Abstract

In a recent study, the value of the economic benefits generated by the national parks and landscape protection areas of the Slovak Republic was estimated at 500 million euros per year (Table 5). The two categories of economic values captured in this estimate are the direct use values and the non-use values associated with downstream water services, mining, fishery, hunting, agricultural and forest products extracted from the lands, and recreational activities carried out on the lands. The recreational activities are divided into the hard- and soft tourism according to the interests of clients. The amount of value added from the market-traded products associated with the fishery, hunting, mining, agricultural and forest industry activities taking place on the lands was approximately 280 million per year, while the total economic value of recreation-related activities on the lands was estimated at 200 million per year - 60 million in consumer expenditures in the mass tourism (down hill skiing urbanised resorts) and 140 million in consumer expenditures in the soft tourism (nature atractivity, scenery, hiking, atc.). This value captures the willingness to pay of people for the benefits they receive from visual and amateur research provided by the lands, it represents the direct use value to local people as well as non-use values to visitors. Further, using a benefit transfer approach and employing very conservative estimates from 0.5 to two percent of the reported revenues (values), the authors suggested new model of financing of nature protection organisations in the Slovak Republic.

Published
2012-12-01
How to Cite
Janiga, M., Markuljaková, K., Mahút, O., Pogányová, P., Kohútová, Z., Šulavík, J., Boháčová, A., Herian, N., Ivaničová, Z., Veselská, M., Štefancová, D., Ištoňa, M., Tichý, P., Kvanda, J., Mikoláš, P., Griga, F., Chovancová, S., Adamová, M., Lištiaková, E., Gašperanová, J., Kozárik, V., Hruška, D., Podracká, M., Masaryk, M., Novisedláková, M., Thomková, J., Kmecík, J., Karkoszková, V., Bugáň, P., Šudila, M., & Richtárech, P. (2012). Revenues of stakeholders in the national parks and landscape protection areas of the Slovak Republic. Oecologia Montana, 21(2), 1-33. Retrieved from http://om.vuvb.uniza.sk/index.php/OM/article/view/240
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