Valoração económica da floresta comunitária de muchabuate, distrito de Vilankulo, província de Inhambane

Abstract

The present work aimed to estimate the economic value of the Muchabuate Community Forest Muchabuate (FCM), for maintaining and conserving it, aiming at the well-being of the community and future generations. The contingent valuation method - CVM was the method chosen in this study, because it is one of the main direct methods that allows the estimation of the existence value and has the purpose of inferring individual preferences for environmental goods or services from from questions asked directly to people establishing their preferences. A sample of 63 families, the study showed, by the data presented, that the community of Muchabuate is unanimous in valuing the forest, although others have expressed protest attributing responsibility for valuation to the government and low family income. A willingness to pay (WTP) and voluntary time commitment (VTP) estimates were 96 000.00Mt/year and 130 582.00Mt/year respectively, which represents a total economic value for FCM estimated at 226,582.00Mt/year. These reference values for FCM could to assist local strategies in determining fees and tariffs, in order to guide the process of forest management of the forest for its conservation and rational use. (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)