Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation with cooperation of external experts from ACTUM Ltd. prepared a study on evaluating ecosystem services for small protected area on Pohorje. Study followed the guidelines on economic evaluation of ecosystem services which are a part of the NATREG’s Joint Strategy for Integrated Management of Protected Areas in the SEE. Study is called Economic evaluation of ecosystem services of the lakes Lovrenška jezera.
Lovrenška jezera represents the most southern and the largest active raised bog in Slovenia. This is the first study on ecosystem services in Slovenia in which we wanted to show the »hidden« values of protected areas. We calculated total economic value for two scenarios: 1st is with conservation and the 2nd without conservation of Lovrenška jezera. Study showed that conservation for the next 50 years is needed if we do not want to loose 151 millions euro of the ecosystem services.
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NATREG Team from Slovenia
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NATREG Team from Slovenia