Conservation Of Deltaic Mangrove Forest Resources In Kuching, Sarawak: Local Communities’ Willingness To Pay
The mangrove forest resources in the Kuching Delta are being exploited extensively for agricultural, industrial and other development purposes despite conservation efforts being carried out. This study was aimed at determining the willingness to pay by the local communities for the conservation of t...
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my.unimas.ir.179072017-10-04T03:30:50Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17907/ Conservation Of Deltaic Mangrove Forest Resources In Kuching, Sarawak: Local Communities’ Willingness To Pay Ahmad, Shuib Bon, Anna Sin Yii Salbiah, Edman H Social Sciences (General) The mangrove forest resources in the Kuching Delta are being exploited extensively for agricultural, industrial and other development purposes despite conservation efforts being carried out. This study was aimed at determining the willingness to pay by the local communities for the conservation of the mangrove resources. Data were collected from the local communities living near the mangrove forests and the WTP was obtained by using the contingency valuation technique. 316 respondents were interviewed and asked to indicate the maximum amount they were willing to pay for the conservation of mangrove forest resources. The majority of the local community members were willing to pay for the conservation of the resources, with a mean value of RM15.70 per year per person. Conservation of the resources was perceived positively by the residents with a mean value of 3.9 (out of 5 rating scale). Levels of education and income of the local communities have positive influence on the willingness to pay for conservation of the resources. Mangrove forest benefits could be obtained in perpetuity if conserved; the estimated gross present value of the benefits (WTP) is RM28.3 million, at the annual social discount rate of 4 %. Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia 2012 E-Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17907/1/CONSERVATION%20OF%20DELTAIC%20MANGROVE%20FOREST%20RESOURCES%20IN%20KUCHING%20SARAWAK%20%28abstract%29.pdf Ahmad, Shuib and Bon, Anna Sin Yii and Salbiah, Edman (2012) Conservation Of Deltaic Mangrove Forest Resources In Kuching, Sarawak: Local Communities’ Willingness To Pay. The Malaysian Forester, 75 (1). pp. 65-72. ISSN 0302-2935 https://www.forestry.gov.my |
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The mangrove forest resources in the Kuching Delta are being exploited extensively for agricultural, industrial and other development purposes despite conservation efforts being carried out. This study was aimed at determining the willingness to pay by the local communities for the conservation of the mangrove resources. Data were collected from the local communities living near the mangrove forests and the WTP was obtained by using the contingency valuation technique. 316 respondents were interviewed and asked to indicate the maximum amount they were willing to pay for the conservation of mangrove forest resources. The majority of the local community members were willing to pay for the
conservation of the resources, with a mean value of RM15.70 per year per person. Conservation of the resources was perceived positively by the residents with a mean value of 3.9 (out of 5 rating scale). Levels of education and income of the local communities have positive influence on
the willingness to pay for conservation of the resources. Mangrove forest benefits could be obtained in perpetuity if conserved; the estimated gross present value of the benefits (WTP) is RM28.3 million, at the annual social discount rate of 4 %. |
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Conservation Of Deltaic Mangrove Forest Resources In Kuching, Sarawak: Local Communities’ Willingness To Pay |
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