Are Charcoal Makers Willing to Participate in a Scheme of Payment for Environmental Services: A Choice Experiment in the Coastal Forest of Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorKahyarara, Godius W.
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-24T13:34:40Z
dc.date.available2016-03-24T13:34:40Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at http://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjfnc/article/view/89361en_US
dc.description.abstractEconomic instruments such as Payment for Environmental Services (PES) have become very popular to jointly address poverty alleviation and sustainable management of natural resources. In this paper we focus on the suppliers of the environmental services in a case study in the Coastal Belt Forests of Tanzania. A Choice Experiment is conducted to determine charcoal makers' willingness to participate in a PES scheme and the compensation necessary to make them give up their destructive – but vital income generating – forest activities, mainly charcoal production. We find that this willingness does exist, especially if other cash generating alternatives are offered. However we also conclude that a PES alone will not be sufficient to halt the destruction of the Coastal Forests if nothing is done to curb the growing urban demand for charcoal.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKahyarara, Godius W.; (2010). Are Charcoal Makers Willing to Participate in a Scheme of Payment for Environmental Services: A Choice Experiment in the Coastal Forest of Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation. ISSN: 1856-0315, Vol 80, No 2.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1856-0315
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1371
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectcharcoal makersen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental servicesen_US
dc.subjectoastal foresten_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleAre Charcoal Makers Willing to Participate in a Scheme of Payment for Environmental Services: A Choice Experiment in the Coastal Forest of Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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