Amuvam model in the economic valuation of the environment and its application in the high andean basin of the chumbao river in andahuaylas, Perú

Environmental valuation allows calculating the value provided to society by the ecosystem services of the environmental asset generated by a natural space. The objective of the study was to determine the total economic value of the ecosystem of the high Andean of the Chumbao River basins, Andahuaylas province, Perú. For this purpose, the methodology of Analytic Multicriteria Valuation Method, which combines two methods: AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) and the method of updating rents; For data collection, a paired comparison questionnaire was used, in which 39 people with vast knowledge of the environmental asset in reference participated. In this way, the results are expressed that the total economic value associated with the ecosystem of the environmental assets of the high Andean basin of the Chumbao River the sum of $ 774,163,167.16 calculated with a relationship of random consistency acceptable, where the experts prioritized the value of direct use (42.43%), followed by value of indirect use (24.22%), In terms of option value and stock value are relatively similar that are below 13% and, finally, the legacy value was relegated (8.12%). Thus, quantifying and reporting the importance of environmental assets means providing a more effective tool for government management to achieve environmental conservation and sustainability goals.