Willingness‐to‐pay for the conservation of endangered frog species in Taiwan

IF 1.8 4区环境科学与生态学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Natural Resource Modeling Pub Date : 2024-02-20 DOI:10.1111/nrm.12395

Jerald M. Velasco, Wei‐Chun Tseng, Yi‐Hsuan Chang, Ya‐Wen Chiueh, Wan‐Yu Liu, Chia‐Lin Chang

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Abstract

Taiwan's awareness of environmental conservation and biodiversity has been increasing in recent years. As frog plays a vital role in the environment and recreational activities in Taiwan, this study aimed to quantify the willingness‐to‐pay (WTP) of the public for conserving the selected endangered frog species. Respondents were asked using a semistructured questionnaire with auxiliary audio and video files. After deleting incomplete responses following regular data handling, 585 valid responses were used in the estimation. Using the contingent valuation method and single‐bounded dichotomous choice model, the results showed that people are willing to pay an amount of 32.01 USD (922.85 New Taiwan Dollars) per person annually. Factors affecting the public's WTP include price, age, support for establishing conservation areas, payment through donations, number of trips in ecotourism, and the place of residency in Taiwan. The result of this study can be used as a benchmark for the government for the implementation of the conservation and rehabilitation of the habitat of the endangered frog species in the future.

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保护台湾濒危青蛙物种的支付意愿

近年来，台湾对环境保护和生物多样性的认识不断提高。由于青蛙在台湾的环境和休闲活动中扮演着重要角色，本研究旨在量化公众对保护选定濒危青蛙物种的支付意愿（WTP）。调查采用半结构式问卷，并附带音频和视频文件。经过常规数据处理后，删除了不完整的回答，585 份有效回答被用于估算。利用或然估价法和单界二分选择模型，结果表明人们愿意每人每年支付 32.01 美元（922.85 新台币）。影响公众 WTP 的因素包括价格、年龄、对建立保护区的支持、通过捐款支付、生态旅游次数和台湾居住地。本研究结果可作为政府今后实施濒危蛙类栖息地保护和恢复的基准。

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Natural Resource Modeling 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

3.50

自引率

6.20%

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审稿时长

>36 weeks

期刊介绍： Natural Resource Modeling is an international journal devoted to mathematical modeling of natural resource systems. It reflects the conceptual and methodological core that is common to model building throughout disciplines including such fields as forestry, fisheries, economics and ecology. This core draws upon the analytical and methodological apparatus of mathematics, statistics, and scientific computing.