Fisherman’s Willingness to Pay for Sustainable Lagoon Ecosystem Management: A Locality Study in Jaffna Lagoon of Sri Lanka

Q1 Social Sciences

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management Pub Date : 2022-03-31 DOI:10.1142/s1464333222500089

Sooriyakumar Krishnapillai, Sarujan Sathiyamoorthy, S. Sivakumar

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Abstract

This study estimates willingness to pay (WTP) for different sustainable ecosystem management measures in the Jaffna lagoon. For this study, 118 fishermen were randomly selected along the lagoon. Choice modelling approach was employed and a conditional logit model was developed. This study found that fishermen from village communities are willing to pay more for increasing the number of mangroves and improving tourist facilities. The availability of land for planting mangroves and improving tourist facilities and increasing income from other sources positively influence the fisherman’s WTP for sustainable ecosystem management. Establishing fishing harbour facilities, properly planned multi-storey housing units in town areas would increase fishermen’s support for planting mangroves and developing tourist spots. Increasing income from other sources and fishermen’s awareness on the impact of inappropriate fishing gears and enforcing mechanism would increase fishermen’s support to ban the inappropriate fishing gears. Based on this study, government authority could make appropriate policy for urban and village coastal lagoon ecosystem management.

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渔民为可持续泻湖生态系统管理付费的意愿：斯里兰卡贾夫纳泻湖的局部研究

本研究估算了贾夫纳泻湖不同可持续生态系统管理措施的支付意愿。在这项研究中，118名渔民沿着泻湖随机选择。采用选择建模方法，建立了条件logit模型。这项研究发现，来自乡村社区的渔民愿意为增加红树林的数量和改善旅游设施付出更多的钱。可用于种植红树林的土地、改善旅游设施和增加其他来源的收入对渔民的WTP产生积极影响，促进可持续的生态系统管理。建立渔港设施，在城镇地区适当规划多层住宅单位，将增加渔民对种植红树林和发展旅游景点的支持。增加其他来源的收入和渔民对不适当渔具的影响的认识和执行机制将增加渔民对禁止不适当渔具的支持。基于本研究，政府主管部门可以制定适当的城市和村庄沿海泻湖生态系统管理政策。

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Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management is an interdisciplinary, peer reviewed, international journal covering policy and decision-making relating to environmental assessment (EA) in the broadest sense. Uniquely, its specific aim is to explore the horizontal interactions between assessment and aspects of environmental management (not just the vertical interactions within the broad field of impact assessment) and thereby to identify comprehensive approaches to environmental improvement involving both qualitative and quantitative information. As the concepts associated with sustainable development mature, links between environmental assessment and management systems become all the more essential.