Nilai Ekonomi Total Hutan Kayu Putih: Kasus di Desa Piru, Kabupaten Seram Bagian Barat, Provinsi Maluku

Abstract

An undervaluation of Melaleuca Forest (MF) needs to be adressed since it affects a management of MF. Type of goods and services produced by MF were indentified. Their values were assessed using Forest Valuation tehniques such as market price and replacement cost methods and then used to determine the value of MF using Total Economic Value (TEV) approach. The result showed that TEV of MF was about Rp. 1,6 million/ha/year (forest flow value). Water had the highest value of Rp. 1,04 million/ha/year (or 66% of TEV) followed by leafs of Rp. 0,4 million/ha/year (or 24% of TEV). The rest comprised of water, flora and fauna values was of Rp. 0,03 million/ha/year (or 1,6% of TEV). The value of MF was estimated about Rp. 36 million/hectare (forest stock value).