Abstract:
The lack of information on the quantification and valuation of forest resources in Mozambique is a major problem for economic dimensioning, as the goods and services that native forests offer to society are not included in the national accounts and because there are no solid bases for project evaluation. of public and private investments for the forestry sector.
The main objective of the research is to financially value the native forest of Inhambane from wood with commercial value and carbon stocks. To ensure its effectiveness, data were collected from a systematic sampling with an intensity of 0.0003%, which allowed covering all the most important strata of the province. The financial value was determined by the Discounted Cash Flow Model (DCF), based on the Net Present Value, both for tree species with commercial value and for the carbon stock.
The native forest of the province of Inhambane is characterized by medium floristic diversity with three groups of forest formations namely: productive forests, other woody formations and areas of non-forest use. By estimates, the financial value of the forest was US$442,434,956.12. Of this, 97% constitutes the financial value of wood with commercial value and 3% of the carbon stock. Based on the sensitivity analysis, it was found that the increase or decrease in price has a greater influence on the final value of the forest in relation to the discount rate, both in standing wood and in the carbon stock (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)
