RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Approaches to the economic valuation of non-timber products from the Alto Paraná Atlantic forests, Paraguay T2 Aproximaciones a la valoración económica de productos no maderables del Bosque Atlántico del Alto Paraná, Paraguay A1 Peralta Kulik, Natalia Carolina A1 Amarilla Rodriguez, Stella Mary A1 Perez de Molas, Lidia Florencia A1 Gonzalez Villalba, Jorge Daniel AB Introduction: The economic valuation of ecosystem services provided by forests is a necessary effort for the sustainable management of forest ecosystems.Objective: Estimating the economic direct use value expressed by non-timber forest products (NTFPs) of the Alto Paraná Atlantic forests, Paraguay.Materials and methods: The study was carried out in a 1-ha permanent monitoring plot and the direct market price method was used. Non-timber species were identified and classified according to their uses, they were prioritized according to commercial importance and national market reference prices were applied.Results and discussion: A total of 36 species with potential non-timber uses (medicinal, ornamental, food and handicraft) were identified, among which the following were prioritized: Didymochlaena truncatula (Sw.) J. Sm., Miltonia sp., Oeceoclades maculata (Lindl.) Lindl., Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum (Schott. ex Endl.) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo, Billbergia nutans H. Wendl. ex Regel, Acianthera sp. and Chusquea ramosissima Lindm. The medicinal category was the strongest category (71 %). The economic value of the prioritized NTFPs with ornamental uses and market prices per unit was 2 270 USD∙ha-1.Conclusions: The economic value of NTFPs from the Alto Paraná Atlantic forests represents a reference value indicating the important role of non-timber products in the sustainable management of tropical forests. PB Universidad Autónoma Chapingo SN 2007-4018 YR 2023 FD 2023-07-25 LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/4287 UL http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/4287 LA eng NO Corresponding author: Natalia Carolina Peralta Kulik; natalia.peralta@agr.una.py NO Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología DS MINDS@UW RD 10-jul-2024