Willingness to pay for water ecosystem services in a river basin of the in South America largest semi-arid region

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This study presents the result on the Willingness To Pay (WTP) of Ecosystem Services (ES) regulating water a Brazilian watershed. The Brazilian semi-arid region is the largest semi-arid region in South America, this area is ranked as the most populated semi-arid region in the world. 393 questionnaires were applied using the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM). Of the respondents in the basin territory, over (77.9%) expressed a positive WTP for maintaining the (SE) of Water. The payment for the conservation of the (ES) water regulators was R$10.00/month, the quality of water purification seemed to be an important aspect in terms of the value assigned in the payment. On the other hand, the protest votes for non-payment, which were (22.1%), pointed to the payment of too many taxes. The (WTP) for water conservation was defined by environmental interest and the loss of the (SES) provided Caatinga.

Palavras-chave: Caatinga, Environmental Valuation, Management of river basins.

Códigos JEL: Q25, Q57, Q56

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Josimar Vieira dos Reis, Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente (PRODEMA/UFPE) – Recife/PE, Brasil.

Doutorando (2019) e Mestre (2018) pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - PRODEMA/UFPE.

Josiclêda Domiciano Galvíncio, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Territorial (PPGADT/UNIVASF) – Juazeiro/BA, Brazil.

Professora Associado I da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Membro Permanente do Curso de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente (Mestrado), Membro permanente do Programa de Associacao em Rede em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente (Doutorado). Professor colaborador do Programa de Pos-graduacao em Tecnolgia Ambiental, mestrado profissionalizate, do ITEP. Professor permanente do Programa de Pós-graduação Mestrado Profissional em Ciências Ambientais. 

Mario de Miranda Vilas Boas Ramos Leitão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente (PRODEMA/UFPE) – Recife/PE, Brasil.

Professor do Colegiado de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental da Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF), Pró-Reitor de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação de 2004 a 2009. É Professor Titular e leciona nos cursos de Graduação em Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, no Mestrado em Engenharia Agrícola e no Doutorado em Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Territorial. Coordena o Laboratório de Meteorologia LABMET/UNIVASF e desenvolve pesquisas nas áreas de meteorologia, agrometeorologia e climatologia.

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2022-05-27

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REIS, J. V. dos .; GALVÍNCIO, J. D.; LEITÃO, M. de M. V. B. R. Willingness to pay for water ecosystem services in a river basin of the in South America largest semi-arid region. Nova Economia, [S. l.], v. 32, n. 1, p. 293–318, 2022. Disponível em: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/6797. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 32 No. 1 (2022): Revista Nova Economia

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