Understanding the Economic Contributions of Protected Area Visitation
Liisa KajalaParks & Wildlife Finland
Lynne KoontzU.S. National Park Service
World Parks Congress
Parks, people, planet: inspiring solutionsSydney, 17 November 2014
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Protected Areas Provide Multiple Benefits
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The Total Value of a Protected Area
Use values Non-use values
Indirect use(water, climate,
photos, films)
Option value(future use)
Direct use values(recreation, scenery)
Total value
Existence value(original nature,
species, habitats)
Bequest value
Visitor spending increases income and employment in the area.
Income effects are part of the direct use values.
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What Did We Do?
An application producing annually
direct and total income effects (€/$)
employment effects (Jobs)
park, regional, state and national level
Easy-to-use, standardized and practical tool
Input:
Annual number of visits
Visitor spendings in the parks and their surroundings
Multipliers
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Outcomes
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Money spent on
management and
services of national
parks and other PAs
comes back many-fold
to local economies
through private
businesses and jobs
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How the Information Has Been Useful for
Nature Conservation?
What Makes it Work?
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