TY - JOUR

T1 - Ecosystem services of the cryogenic environments

T2 - identification, evaluation and monetisation – A review

AU - Abakumov, Evgeny

AU - Suleymanov, Azamat

AU - Guzov, Yuriy

AU - Titov, Victor

AU - Vashuk, Angelina

AU - Shestakova, Elena

AU - Fedorova, Irina

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PY - 2022

Y1 - 2022

N2 - The article discusses the valuation of ecosystem services in connection with the economic activity of the Russian Federation in the Arctic zone. It also considers the categories of ecosystem services in general and the assessment of ecosystem services in the Arctic in particular. The article also considers types of negative impacts on the Arctic ecosystems, their assessment, and investment risks existing in ecosystem services. It is shown that the application of the methodology and ecosystem services contributes to the adequate assessment and creation of a hierarchical classification of “usefulness” and “benefits” for society derived from the existence, use, and non-use of ecosystems. The concept of Arctic ecosystem services consists of three components: identification, monetisation, and ecological risk assessment. Identification, classification, and initial assessment, mainly at the qualitative level, allow us to determine and classify services for further improvement of life quality and regulation of socio-economic effects of environmental changes. Quantitative assessment is related to the identification of the degree of ecosystem service amenability. The example of the Arctic ecosystems shows that the possibility to assess and the accuracy of the assessment can be quite different and largely depends on the type of service. The analysis of possible ecosystem services and their relationship with the quality of life in the Russian Arctic indicates significant investment risks.

AB - The article discusses the valuation of ecosystem services in connection with the economic activity of the Russian Federation in the Arctic zone. It also considers the categories of ecosystem services in general and the assessment of ecosystem services in the Arctic in particular. The article also considers types of negative impacts on the Arctic ecosystems, their assessment, and investment risks existing in ecosystem services. It is shown that the application of the methodology and ecosystem services contributes to the adequate assessment and creation of a hierarchical classification of “usefulness” and “benefits” for society derived from the existence, use, and non-use of ecosystems. The concept of Arctic ecosystem services consists of three components: identification, monetisation, and ecological risk assessment. Identification, classification, and initial assessment, mainly at the qualitative level, allow us to determine and classify services for further improvement of life quality and regulation of socio-economic effects of environmental changes. Quantitative assessment is related to the identification of the degree of ecosystem service amenability. The example of the Arctic ecosystems shows that the possibility to assess and the accuracy of the assessment can be quite different and largely depends on the type of service. The analysis of possible ecosystem services and their relationship with the quality of life in the Russian Arctic indicates significant investment risks.

KW - Arctic

KW - polar

KW - ecosystem

KW - services

KW - sustainability

KW - Arctic

KW - amenability

KW - cryogenic environment

KW - economic assessment

KW - ecosystem services

KW - monetisation

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U2 - 10.24425/jwld.2021.139937

DO - 10.24425/jwld.2021.139937

M3 - Review article

AN - SCOPUS:85128145925

VL - 52

SP - 1

EP - 8

JO - Journal of Water and Land Development

JF - Journal of Water and Land Development

SN - 1429-7426

ER -