Track 2-8-1: Impact of Market Demands on Grassland Management and Livestock Husbandry
Description
Rangeland ecosystem has 11-17 goods and services that most of them are public and non‐market in nature; meaning they are non‐rival and non‐exclusive and are typically not sold in a traditional; such as climate regulation, soil conservation, biodiversity, etc. (Croitoru, 2007; Wu et al., 2010). Forage is the main product of rangelands. According to the heterogeneity of range forages in terms of economic and lacking organized market for transaction, despite of imagine of ecological economists, it's a public good. So, determining its economic value as one of the main important nonmonetary functions of rangelands ecosystems can help managers to improve planning and optimal utilization management of it. (FAO, 2004) reported, annual value of each hectare of rangelands is 232$ that 24.5% (equal to 57$) of its total economic value belongs to forage production. Valuation of forage as non-monetary good requires a non-monetary valuation method. Replacement Cost Method (RCM) is one of pricing approaches technique that produce estimates equivalent to non- monetary prices (Karimzadegan et al., 2007). So, the main purpose of this study is introducing a new approach in theme of “non-monetary ecosystem services valuation of rangelands in Iran”. This study is the first effort by Iranian scientists to provide insight to the many benefits and services that rangelands offer to society, and the extent to which the human race is vitally dependent on them. Without a firm understanding of the value of forage as main product of rangelands, we are unlikely to make many of other value added products other goods and services of range plants vegetation be consider for exact valuation of it.
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Valuation of Forage Production Function of Rangeland Ecosystems in North of Iran–East Alborz Mountains
Rangeland ecosystem has 11-17 goods and services that most of them are public and non‐market in nature; meaning they are non‐rival and non‐exclusive and are typically not sold in a traditional; such as climate regulation, soil conservation, biodiversity, etc. (Croitoru, 2007; Wu et al., 2010). Forage is the main product of rangelands. According to the heterogeneity of range forages in terms of economic and lacking organized market for transaction, despite of imagine of ecological economists, it's a public good. So, determining its economic value as one of the main important nonmonetary functions of rangelands ecosystems can help managers to improve planning and optimal utilization management of it. (FAO, 2004) reported, annual value of each hectare of rangelands is 232$ that 24.5% (equal to 57$) of its total economic value belongs to forage production. Valuation of forage as non-monetary good requires a non-monetary valuation method. Replacement Cost Method (RCM) is one of pricing approaches technique that produce estimates equivalent to non- monetary prices (Karimzadegan et al., 2007). So, the main purpose of this study is introducing a new approach in theme of “non-monetary ecosystem services valuation of rangelands in Iran”. This study is the first effort by Iranian scientists to provide insight to the many benefits and services that rangelands offer to society, and the extent to which the human race is vitally dependent on them. Without a firm understanding of the value of forage as main product of rangelands, we are unlikely to make many of other value added products other goods and services of range plants vegetation be consider for exact valuation of it.
