Endangerment and likeability of wildlife species: How important are they for payments proposed for conservation?

Tisdell, Clem; Nantha, Hemanath Swarna; Wilson, Clevo

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.01.007

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“…Debate continues on the factors, from anthropomorphic to scientific, that affect WTP for biodiversity conservation (e.g., Tisdell et al 2007). Other factors, such as species' usefulness to humans, may also play important roles in determining WTP for biodiversity conservation.…”

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Economic Valuation of Biodiversity Conservation: the Meaning of Numbers

Martín‐López

Montes

Benayas

2008

Conservation Biology

161

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Recognition of the need to include economic criteria in the conservation policy decision-making process has encouraged the use of economic-valuation techniques. Nevertheless, whether it is possible to accurately assign economic values to biodiversity and if so what these valuesPalabras Clave: actitudes hacia los animales, conservación de la biodiversidad, meta análisis, política de conservación, valoración económica de la biodiversidad, disposición a pagar

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Economic Valuation of Biodiversity Conservation: the Meaning of Numbers

Martín‐López

Montes

Benayas

2008

Conservation Biology

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“…Participants were, there fore, stating values for different levels of species loss based upon their knowledge and their ability to pay. In these circumstances, stated WTP values may be expected to be lower than in an equivalent study where information was provided, as there is evidence that the provision of additional information about species can significantly raise public support for their conservation (Tkac 1998, Tisdell & Wilson 2004, Tisdell et al 2007 Before the valuation exercise took place, respondents were informed regarding the number of species of fish and key marine taxa in order to provide an idea of the local biological diversity (specific to each location). Respondents were also informed about the number of species that hypothetically would be lost in fish and in key marine taxa under a scenario of 10, 25 and 50% reduction in species (Table 1).…”

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Towards an ecosystem approach for understanding public values concerning marine biodiversity loss

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Zarzycki

Kaiser

et al. 2012

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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Recent European legislation requires the adoption of an ecosystem-based approach for managing marine systems in which societal values and good science contribute to attainment of 'good environmental status' for Europe's seas by 2020. At present, there is a lack of studies that consider public values for marine biodiversity changes taking into account the cultural diversity within Europe. We used a contingent valuation survey to explore respondents' marginal willingness to pay (WTP) and motivations to prevent 3 levels of species loss (10, 25 and 50%) as compared to current levels for fish and all marine species. The survey was undertaken in 2 sites: the Azores islands (NE Atlantic) and the Gulf of Gdansk (Baltic Sea). Results, based on 747 interviews, showed that motivations underlying WTP for marine species conservation encompassed primarily bequest values and direct use values. Respondents from different locations differed in their attitudes and values towards marine biodiversity conservation. Scope tests revealed significant differences in WTP for different levels of species loss; however the magnitudes of the scope sensitivity were constrained by a lack of awareness about the consequences of biodiversity changes and the welfare tradeoffs involved. This result highlights the need for the scientific community to better communicate knowledge about the link between biodiversity changes and human wellbeing and to embrace a fuller dialogue between policymakers and the public. A successful ecosystem based approach must accommodate the diversity of preferences and hence may need to be adapted to reflect regional diversity within Europe.

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“…The perceived worth of a species is closely associated with cognitive and affective components. Those components are often influenced by knowledge of the species (degree of familiarity with the species), moral and ethical issues of animal rights (level of concern for wildlife conservation), and experiences with the species (frequency of encountering the species in the wild or visiting captive animals) (Heberlein 2012;Knegtering et al 2002;Tisdell et al 2007;Zhang et al 2014a).…”

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Giant panda reintroduction: factors affecting public support

Liu

Wei

et al. 2016

Biodivers Conserv

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Reintroducing captive-born individuals of some extirpated flagship animal species is a helpful and remedy measure for promoting biodiversity conservation, and a successful reintroduction relies heavily on public support. However, little information is available on the factors affecting the public support for reintroduction of large carnivore species. In order to evaluate public support and willingness to pay for the Giant Panda Reintroduction Project (GPRP), we conducted 1100 interviews in August 2014 at Huaying city, Sichuan, China, close to where captive-born giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) will be reintroduced. The results showed that local people strongly support this project and that 78.5 % of them are willing to pay an annual contribution. Per capita annual payments averaged USD31, and the potential value of donations to the GPRP in Huaying is about 11 million USD per year. Factors like interviewees' residential area, occupation, education level, liking of wildlife, level of concern for wildlife conservation, the degree of familiarity with giant pandas, and the frequency of visiting captive giant pandas significantly affected their attitudes and willingness to pay for the project. The notion of ''because I love pandas'' was the main reason why respondents were willing to pay for the project; respondents' doubts about the appropriate use of donated funds made them be unwilling to pay for the Communicated by Dirk Sven Schmeller.Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article

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Endangerment and likeability of wildlife species: How important are they for payments proposed for conservation?

Cited by 82 publications

References 14 publications

Economic Valuation of Biodiversity Conservation: the Meaning of Numbers

Economic Valuation of Biodiversity Conservation: the Meaning of Numbers

Towards an ecosystem approach for understanding public values concerning marine biodiversity loss

Giant panda reintroduction: factors affecting public support

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