Journal
FORESTS
Volume 7, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/f7120292
Keywords
willingness to pay of harvesters; contingent valuation method
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- Andalusian Regional Government
- Agency for Water and Environment in Andalusia
- RECAMAN project [NET165602]
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Public demand for harvesting wild edible mushrooms has risen in recent decades and currently affects many forested areas around the world. The idea of introducing permits for users has been conceived as a tool for ecosystem management. The problem is that policy-makers lack the necessary means to help guide them when establishing prices for such harvesting permits. Valuing the recreational benefits which mushroom harvesters derive from harvesting wild edible mushrooms may provide certain guidelines as to how much people would be willing to pay and may also justify future payments levied on harvesters. The aim of the present article is to estimate a model for determining citizens' willingness to pay for a harvesting permit in a forest in Andalusia (Spain) using contingent valuation methods. Results show that mean willingness to pay is 22.61 Euros (USD28.18) per harvester and season. This amount depends on several socioeconomic factors and preferences related to harvesters' experiences.
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