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International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology Volume 20, 2013 - Issue 4
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We are willing to pay to support wetland conservation: local users’ perspective

Sara Kaffashi Department of Environmental Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mad Nasir Shamsudin Department of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
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Alias Radam Department of Management and Marketing, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Khalid Abdul Rahim Department of Hospitality and Recreation, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Mohd Rusli Yacob Department of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43300 UPM, Selangor, Malaysia
Pages 325-335 | Received 14 Jan 2013, Accepted 23 Apr 2013, Published online: 14 Jun 2013
 
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Abstract

The main objective of this study is to elicit the benefits that arise from Shadegan wetland in southern Iran to the users of this ecosystem, who are impacted most significantly by degradation/conversion of this ecosystem. Hence, a choice experiment (CE) and contingent valuation method (CVM) survey of users of the Shadegan wetland were conducted to estimate the value of non-market services provided by the wetland. The benefits from high-level conservation of the wetland are estimated from CVM to be about US$ 2.26 per household of users. Meanwhile, the estimated compensated surplus from CE was about US$ 8.28. Findings of this study suggest that the high value of Shadegan wetland for user communities can help policy-makers and wetland managers adopt policies that have no further conversion benefits than conservation or risks of degradation.

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