Estimating the Economic Value and Environmental Benefits Olive Garden (Case study: Qom Province)

The economic value estimation of environmental resources is known as an approach to familiarize people with the services and products provided by environmental functions. So, in this research, the economic income of  olive garden with 50 hectares located in Langerud village of Qom Province were evaluated with respect to environmental factors (goods and important environmental services such as oxygen production, carbon sequestration and services relating to soil conservation) and without considering it (only estimating the cost / income economy) based on  cost –value methods. The results of the study revealed that olive garden total income including environmental value and economic net income were equal to 21,871,565.23 million Rial whereas; total net income without environmental income were 35948,795 million Rial in the period of 1383-1395. Ecological function income of oxygen production, carbon sequestration and soil nutrient maintain were 20,022,449.07, 1,746,331.14, 2210.319 million Rials, respectively. The results also verified the highest environmental value was related to oxygen production.