Recreation services and biodiversity of forest lands in the National Geopark Ralsko in Northern Bohemia
The preparations for the establishment of the National Geopark Ralsko started in 2013, the park was certified by the Ministry of Environment in 2016. The Geopark Ralsko extends on 29400 hectares (294 km2). About 90% of the Geopark area is covered by forests: spruce tree forests, pine tree forest and mixed forests with a significant share of beech trees.
In the CZ-2 case study we concentrate on two public goods: Recreational services of forests and biodiversity conservation.
We consider recreational service of forests depending on the possibility to access them which in turn means on the investment and maintenance of the respective infrastructure like hiking tracks, bike and horse riding routes, parking and rest places etc. In our calculations these are integral parts of the calculated costs of the PG provision.
Economic valuation studies for the public goods recreational services and landscape values of forests were carried out in the Geopark Ralsko for the supply and demand side. Read more…
Read more … on the governance solution looking at diffrent funding opportunities for the Geopark.
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Contact for the case study region:
- Tomas Ratinger, Iva Vancurova
Technology Centre of the CAS
Ve Struhach 1076/27,
160 00 Prague 6
Czech Republic