UDC 330.15:332.1:336.2:502/504; JEL Q57, Q56, С13
Suhina, O. M. (2020). Metodolohiya otsinyuvannya asymilyatsiynoho potentsialu bioresursiv yak skladovoyi ekosystemnykh aktyviv terytorial'nykh hromad [The methodological approach to the economic evaluation of the assimilation capacity of bioresources as a component of the eco-system assets of territorial communities]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 97 (3), 91-100. Retrieved from http://re.gov.ua/doi/re2020.03.091. [in Ukrainian].
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Authors



Suhina Olena Mykolayivna

Ph.D. of Economics, Senior Researcher

Senior Researcher of the Department of ecosystem assessment of natural resource potential of the Institute of Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development of NAS of Ukraine

Contacts: olsuhina@ukr.net

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Resume

This article presents a methodological approach to the economic evaluation of the assimilation capacity of biological resources as ecosystem assets of territorial communities. The author evaluated the cost of «work» of the assimilation capacity of trees (taking into account the life cycle of the tree) and compared it with the fees for calculating the amount of damage caused by a violation of nature reserve legislation due to illegal felling or damage to trees and plants to the point of cessation of growth (for each tree felled or damaged to the point of cessation of growth) (Annex 1 to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of July 24, 2013 № 541 «On approval of fees for calculating the amount of damage caused by violations of nature reserve legislation»). The author concluded that the fees of this resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine are quite low compared to the actual cost of the assimilation capacity of trees. That is, the cost of a tree as a component of the ecosystem will be much higher, because trees also emit oxygen, purify water, and so on. Even lower are the fees for calculating the amount of damage caused to forests by enterprises, institutions, organizations, and citizens by illegal felling and damage to trees and shrubs to the point of cessation of growth (for each tree cut down or damaged to the point of cessation of growth) (Annex 1 to the Cabinet Of Ukraine of July 23, 2008 № 665 «On approval of fees for calculating the amount of damage caused to forests»). The facts that there is no correlation between the actual value of the tree and the above fees, and that the current regulations must be reviewed are emphasized. When carrying out a qualitative assessment of the assimilative potential of bioresources of ecosystem assets of territorial communities, it is advisable to use certain indicators and their criteria. This article presents the indicator of environmental costs for the mining industry. This indicator determines the total financial costs of environmental measures in the production of a unit of marketable products.

Keywords:

methodology, cost estimation, qualitative estimation, ecosystem assets, assimilative potential, bioresources

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