| Author | Surakit Nakkaew |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.AQ-05-25 |
| Subject(s) | Mangrove conservation--Thailand
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. AQ-05-25 |
| Abstract | A study was carried out to determine the people and community's willingness to pay for mangrove conservation among two study sites that are different in management system. The contingent valuation method (CVM) was used to determine the value given to the hypothetical situation on mangrove conservation project. The market price method and mangrove dependency inventory data were used to calculate the economic value of product depending on the mangrove forest. Personal and household characteristics were collected from the respondents through household survey and these were used in regression analysis to identify the linear relationships between the variables. The household survey was also used to elicit the willingness to pay money and willingness to pay labor of total and regression analysis. The data inventory showed that the amount of production from the mangrove forest in Learn Talumpuk site was around 16,379,198 Baht/yr or 36,643 Baht/year/household while the valuation amount in Klong Kone was quite higher at about 41,000,447 Baht/yr or 45,862 Baht/yr/hh. Fishery income was presented as the main production from the mangrove that respondents could get benefit from. The CV analysis showed that the average amount of money the respondents were willing to pay for mangrove conservation in Learn Talumpook sub-district was 287.78 Baht/yr/hh including the average of volunteer labor at 10.62 days/yr/hh. The amount of willingness to pay value for mangrove conservation of Learn Talumpook sub district was 802,619 Baht/yr. Whereas, the average value of willingness to pay money in Klong Kone subdistrict was about 376.97 Baht/yr/hh and the average willingness to pay labor was 8.16 days'yr/hh. The valuation amount the people in Klong Kone sub district gave for mangrove conservation was estimated at 1,190,248 Baht per year. The ANOVA showed a significant difference at 0.05 level in the willingness to pay money (WTPm) and willingness to pay labor (WTPI) between the villages of both study sites. The respondents of Klong Kone sub district's village 3 showed the highest willingness to pay money of about 933.33 Baht/yr/hh, while the respondents of Klong Kon's village 2 showed the highest willingness to pay labor of about 15.63 days/yr/hh. The regression analysis indicated that annual income and social status of respondents are positively correlated with WTPm in LT area, with the beta coefficient of 0.00307 and 316.974 respectively. The annual income and educational level are also correlated with WTPm in KK area, with the beta coefficient of 0.003 and 286.837 respectively. Family size and frequencies on mangrove exploitation of respondent were the factors related to WTPI in LT site with the beta coefficient of 1.832 and 6.639 respectively. Fishery income from mangrove use, mangrove training and tourism income are the variables affecting on WTPI in KK site with the beta coefficient of 0.00077, 4.728 and 0.001 respectively. It can be concluded that CVM is a useful economic tool for assessing the indirect/non-use value of the mangrove forest in the context of conservation and management. It helps to assign the monetary value to the different environmental services of the mangrove forest. Results of this study can serve as basis for designing socially acceptable mangrove management strategy. It is also recommended that co-management between the governments, private agencies and local people be undertake to accomplish the objective of mangrove re-habitation project |
| Year | 2005 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. AQ-05-25 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AQ) |
| Chairperson(s) | Ikejima, Kou;Shivakoti, Ganesh P.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Somsak Boromthanarat;Gallardo, Wenrestri G.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Thai Government (RTG)-
Danish International Development Assistance
(DANIDA); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2005 |