Journal
LAND USE POLICY
Volume 71, Issue -, Pages 355-362Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.11.045
Keywords
Valuation; Ecosystem services; Bees; Pollination; Willingness to pay
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- UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) [S4NB]
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There is concern that insect pollinators, such as bees, are currently declining in abundance, and are under serious threat from factors such as increased use of certain pesticides, land use changes, competition from invasive alien species, pathogens, parasites and climate change. Using the contingent valuation (CV) method, this paper evaluates how much public support there would be in preventing further decline to maintain the current number of bees by estimating the willingness to pay (WTP) for a theoretical bee protection policy in the UK. We apply the CV method as an estimation of public perception and preferences for pollination services. The mean WTP to support the bee protection policy was approximately 43 per household per year. Based on the 30.6 million taxpayers in the UK, this is equivalent to 842 million per year. This valise can provide a means of illustrating the total value of public support for maintaining pollination services to policy makers and stakeholders.
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