Abstract:
The main objective of this report is the economic valuation of the provisioning ecosystem services raw materials. The total stock of timber and annual wood consumption in the Bulgarian part of Vlahina is put on the basis of the monetary estimation. The primary data about parameters of forest vegetation are obtained from Blagoevgrad and Kyustendil Regional Forestry. The market price method is used for this evaluation. The results show high economic potential of the forests in the Vlahina Mountain as a source of raw materials.