MARKET ASSESSMENT OF PAYMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

This article is devoted to the market assessment of payment for ecosystem services. The article describes the types of payment, provides examples of the assessment of ecosystem services. The author analyzed theoretical and practical approaches to the economic assessment of ecosystem services. The economic assessment of environmental services is the result of economic calculations, which in turn makes it possible to create a qualitatively new information base for making managerial decisions in environmental management. The methodological approaches analyzed in this article contribute to the formation of various environmental management programs, make it possible to carry out an economic assessment of the effectiveness of environmental projects, and are also aimed at developing compensation mechanisms for territories where intensive use of environmental services is traced.