Valuating intangible benefits from afforested areas: A case study in India

Jain, Avinash; Chandra, Girish; Nautiyal, Raman

doi:10.7201/earn.2017.01.04

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“…This finding agrees with [15] that education is a significant variable in influencing peoples WTP for conservation of natural resources. Also, [36] agrees that education significantly influence WTP for forest resources in India. [34] agrees that the class of students has a significant role in determining the student's level of environmental awareness.…”

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Undergraduate Students Willingness to Pay for Social Services of Trees at the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria

Ancha

Ikyaagba

Nongov

2019

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The study was conducted to provide information on students Willingness to Pay (WTP) for social services provided by tree species on the campus of the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi (FUAM), Benue State, Nigeria. Random sampling technique was used to select 200 students from 10 Departments of the University. The semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain data from the students. Vegetation survey was conducted to indentified tree species present in the selected colleges. The result of the study shows that Albizia zygia was the dominant tree species on the campus. Majority of the students (86.5%) were willing to pay (WTP) for social services of the tree species while (23.5%) were not WTP. Provision of shade (WMS= 4.19>3.00) and beautification (WMS=3.64>3.00) were the most social services provided by tree species. The mean amount the students were WTP for social tree services was N46 per month. Sex of the students differed significantly (P<0.05) from their WTP for the trees social services. Also, there was a significant difference (P<0.10) between the students level of study and their willingness to pay for the trees social services. The major reasons responsible for the insufficiency of trees on the campus as stated by the students were clearance for construction purposes (WMS4.15>3.00) and bush burning (WMS=3.62>3.00). It was recommended that harnessing of human, financial and material resources to address issues of sustainability of forest goods and services on the campus of FUAM should be prioritized. School administration, Departmental Staff and students should promote tree planting on campus.

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Undergraduate Students Willingness to Pay for Social Services of Trees at the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria

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Ikyaagba

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2019

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“…Forests also guarded the natural flow of the water by keeping the balance of the rain. For the land itself, forests can boost soil fertility; at the same time, it prevents land sliding and soil erosion (Abad-ur-Rahman & Ayaz, 2015;Jain et al, 2017).…”

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Waqf Forest: How Waqf Can Play a Role In Forest Preservation and SDGs Achievement?

Ali

Kassim

2020

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This paper aims to formulate a scheme of productive waqf (Islamic endowment) forests that can support the achievement of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). Previous studies mostly concentrated on the potential of waqf for forest preservation, while detailed discussion about how to establish a waqf forest to support the SDGs are still scarce. The present study was conducted using a literature study method and interpretative analysis. A productive waqf forest means that some of the tangible benefits of the waqf forest should be used for the waqf development, managed by the nazir, and the rest of the benefits, tangible and intangible, are used for the mauquf’alaihi. The productive waqf forest scheme also supports some main points of SDGs, such as in reducing poverty and hunger, maintaining climate, health, biodiversity, and water supply, even economic growth, and sustainable consumption and production. This research aims to open the door wider for more researchers to explore the potential of waqf to finance environment and forestry sectors. It also gives insights into how waqf as one of the main instruments in Islamic social finance can play a role in forest preservation.

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“…where, π i ¼ Pr ðYesÞ ¼ ð1 þ expð−Δf ÞÞ −1 and the Z variables are the socioeconomic predictors (main variables and/or their interactions) taken for the study. The predictors taken for this study are the same as taken in the study of Jain et al (2017) (Table 1).…”

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“…Madureira et al (2011) and Majumdar et al (2011) assessed forest management strategies in urban forests. Jain et al (2017) assessed some intangible benefits arising from NTPC, Dadri through the use of logit model. Other useful, but rarely used methods, for financial and economic analysis of forestry sector are travel cost, tourism expenditure, conjoint analysis, etc.…”

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Logit model application for valuating intangible benefits from the afforested areas

Chandra

Jain

Kumar³

2020

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PurposeThe estimation of market value of intangible benefits of afforestation has always been a challenging task, and the contingent valuation method is a popular method used in environmental assessment. The NTPC set up a coal-based power plant in Korba, India and planted 1.6 million trees on 19% of the project area.Design/methodology/approachThe individual's mean and median willingness to pay (WTP) for four intangible benefits, namely, pollution control (PC), improvement in underground water level (IUGWL), soil conservation and remediation (SCR) in addition to total WTP from the afforestation program of NTPC were estimated using a customized procedure for logit model based upon respondent's age, education, occupation, income and bid amount asked to pay. Stratified multistage random sampling has been used to select the respondents.FindingsThe procedure increases the number of respondents who are willing to pay as compared to conventional CVM. The finding of the study shows that the highest WTP was observed for PC (Rs. 462.84 per month per household) followed by SCR and IUGWL, whereas for total WTP it was Rs. 972.60.Originality/valueThe proposed customized procedure and the results thereof would be useful in improving the WTP estimates for other similar studies in order to conserve the environment.

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Valuating intangible benefits from afforested areas: A case study in India

Cited by 7 publications

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Undergraduate Students Willingness to Pay for Social Services of Trees at the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria

Undergraduate Students Willingness to Pay for Social Services of Trees at the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria

Waqf Forest: How Waqf Can Play a Role In Forest Preservation and SDGs Achievement?

Logit model application for valuating intangible benefits from the afforested areas

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