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T1 A model to estimate willingness to pay for harvest permits for wild edible mushrooms: Application to andalusian forests
A1 Frutos Madrazo, Pablo de
A1 Martínez Peña, Fernando
A1 Aldea, Jorge
A1 Campos, Pablo
K1 Willingness to pay of harvesters
K1 Contingent valuation method
K1 31 Ciencias Agrarias
K1 3106 Ciencia Forestal
AB Public demand for harvesting wild edible mushrooms has risen in recent decades and currently affects many forested areas around the world. The idea of introducing permits for users has been conceived as a tool for ecosystem management. The problem is that policy-makers lack the necessary means to help guide them when establishing prices for such harvesting permits. Valuing the recreational benefits which mushroom harvesters derive from harvesting wild edible mushrooms may provide certain guidelines as to how much people would be willing to pay and may also justify future payments levied on harvesters. The aim of the present article is to estimate a model for determining citizens’ willingness to pay for a harvesting permit in a forest in Andalusia (Spain) using contingent valuation methods. Results show that mean willingness to pay is 22.61 Euros (USD28.18) per harvester and season. This amount depends on several socioeconomic factors and preferences related to harvesters’ experiences.
PB MDPI
SN 1999-4907
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/57654
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/57654
LA eng
NO Forests, 2016, vol. 7, n. 12, p. 292
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 23-may-2024