Local Communities’ Willingness to Accept Compensation for Sustainable Ecosystem Management in Wadi Araba, South of Jordan
| Autor: | Mohammad Majdalawi, Amani Al-Assaf, Lana Abu Nowar, Safaa Aljaafreh, Mai Diab, Rabab Kabariti, Wafa’a Abu Hammour, Nizar Haddad, Amgad Hjazin, Abeer Albalawneh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 Developing country 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources Ecosystem services compensation willingness to accept Population growth GE1-350 Socioeconomics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Natural resource Local community Environmental sciences Geography Ecotourism Ecosystem management arid land Willingness to accept ecosystem services eco-tourism |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 9 Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 5190, p 5190 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su13095190 |
| Popis: | In developing countries, like Jordan, climate change and population growth have prompted land-use and land-cover changes that have profoundly affected ESs, especially by poor people living in fragile ecosystems. This study aimed to analyze the attitudes towards ES among households living in Wadi Araba, a study area located in a dry ecosystem with limited natural resources, as well as to determine the value of ES and the main socio-economic and perceptions factors influencing households’ willingness to accept (WTA) compensation according to the families’ priorities. The face-to-face method was used to interview a random sample of 296 residents from the study sites, using a structured questionnaire to capture the accepted level of compensation for conservation by the local community. Additionally, multiple linear regression analysis was applied to determine the main socio-economic factors affecting WTA. More than 91% of the respondents were willing to accept compensation for three different conservation plans that reflect the resident’s priority. For the three priorities, the weighted average of the compensation levels was JOD 436, 339, 261 per household per year, respectively, and the aggregate values were about JOD (1,196,977.8, 930,601.2, and 719,411.8, respectively) (JOD 1 = USD 1.41). The residents’ gender, age, and income were among the most important factors that affect the compensation level. The main policy implications are that the government and non-governmental organizations should strengthen advocacy and education of arid ecological and natural resources protection, besides including the local community in any decisions in establishing differentiated compensation strategies and regulations. Eventually, the conservation and restoration activities will become self-initiated. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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