Economic Values of Protected Areas- Guidelines for Protected Area Managers

Part I gives an overview of how the economic values of protected areas can be assessed, provide new insights and inform the debate. The case studies in Part II identify those sites where
protecting the environment has made a significant contribution to the economy – increasing national wealth, national incomes and levels of national economic output.
Public policy has a broad focus on the welfare of the community, and much work has been done by economists systematising the evaluation of welfare benefits from protected areas. The current political process largely focuses, however, on the economy and monetary returns. It is hoped that the awareness developed through these Guidelines can help to place environmental protection issues nearer the centre of the economic policy argument.