VALUASI EKONOMI JASA LINGKUNGAN EKOSISTEM HUTAN TAMAN EDEN 100, DESA LUMBAN JULU, PARAPAT, SUMATERA UTARA

Eden 100 Forest Park in the village of Lumban Julu is an ecotourism area that has a potential for natural resources that can be used as a tourist attraction. Not only is the potential of natural resources in the form of tourist items provided by Taman Eden 100 forest tourism, but there are many other environmental services provided by the Eden Park 100 tourist forest. This study aims to determine which environmental services are provided by Taman Eden 100 forest tourism and analyze the economic value of environmental services, as well as the obstacles and challenges faced by managers to preserve forest ecosystems. The results showed that the Taman Eden 100 tourism forest provides environmental services in the form of direct use of environmental services, namely production of wood and non-timber products (fruits), indirect use services in the form of natural landscapes can be used as ecotourism, services not related to services such as carbon sinks. The four services were evaluated to obtain the total economic value of the Eden Forest 100 tourist forest. The economic value of production of wood and non-wood products was calculated using market value and the results were obtained, namely the economic value of wood production of Rp. 7.822.633.800 and Rp 25,500,000. The economic value of ecotourism is calculated using the Travel Cost Method (TCM). The results obtained are Rp 1,164,181,800. The economic value of existence is calculated using the contingent valuation method (CVM) of Rp 60,158,120, and inherited economic value in the form of carbon absorption is calculated using the allometric method, and obtained results is Rp 18.161.220.000. The results of this study, it can be concluded that the existence of the Taman Eden 100 tourism forest provides great economic benefits if its sustainability continues to be maintained because it can absorb carbon which provides a large economic value about Rp 27.233.693.720