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.creatorKahyarara, Godius W.
dc.date2016-03-24T13:34:40Z
dc.date2016-03-24T13:34:40Z
dc.date2010
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T09:04:49Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T09:04:49Z
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at http://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjfnc/article/view/89361
dc.descriptionEconomic 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.
dc.identifierKahyarara, 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.
dc.identifier1856-0315
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1371
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4552
dc.languageen
dc.subjectcharcoal makers
dc.subjectenvironmental services
dc.subjectoastal forest
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.titleAre Charcoal Makers Willing to Participate in a Scheme of Payment for Environmental Services: A Choice Experiment in the Coastal Forest of Tanzania
dc.typeJournal Article

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