Assessing the value of species: a case study on the willingness to pay for species protection in Chile
Assessing the value of species: a case study on the willingness to pay for species protection in Chile
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评估物种价值：智利物种保护付费意愿案例研究
DOI：
10.1007/s10661-013-3346-5
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发表时间：
2013
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3
通讯作者：
T. Losada
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作者：
Claudia Cerda;T. Losada
我们进行评估的物种保护在智利中部的坎帕纳国家公园（CNP）使用选择实验（CE）的方法。国家保护方案被认为对保护生物多样性具有全球意义。具体而言，其目的是估计支付意愿（WTP）的公园游客保护不同的受保护物种在该地区：受欢迎的物种的植物群和动物是已知的公园的游客，不显眼的物种（植食性，真菌）是未知的游客，和物种的保护问题，游客不知道。我们还调查了样本中不同级别物种生物多样性保护的支付意愿，因为生物多样性保护的支付意愿对生物多样性呈现给受访者的方式很敏感。物种多样性保护水平用“图标”不显眼物种和拉坎帕纳国家公园保护的不显眼物种数量来表示。这一方法使我们能够了解参与者对所提供信息范围的敏感性。总体而言，游客对当地的物种保护给予积极和重要的价值。这些价值不仅来自保护该地区受欢迎物种的愿望，而且来自保护或确保公园中受保护的不显眼物种的存在。游客作为消费者的行为，谁是敏感的公园门票价格的变化，作为一个结果，在公园的野生动物保护管理的具体策略的实施。此外，该研究还阐明了公众能够从比单一物种更广泛的角度看待生物多样性保护的意见，以及保护多个物种比保护单一物种带来的好处更大。研究结果还有助于深入了解用于评估发展中国家生物多样性变化价值的概念框架的方法考虑因素，包括生物多样性水平和变化规模。
We conduct a valuation of species protection in central Chile's Campana National Park (CNP) using the choice experiment (CE) method. The CNP has been recognized as having global relevance for the conservation of biological diversity. Specifically, the aim is to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) of park visitors for protection of different protected species in the area: popular species of flora and fauna that are known by visitors of the park, inconspicuous species (phytofagous, fungus) that are unknown to visitors, and species with conservation problems of which visitors are unaware. We also investigate the WTP for different levels of species biodiversity protection within the sample as the WTP for biodiversity protection is sensitive to the way in which biodiversity is presented to respondents. The levels of species biodiversity protection are represented using “icon” inconspicuous species and numbers of inconspicuous species protected in La Campana National Park. This methodology allowed us to obtain information on the sensitivity of the participants to the scope of the information provided. Overall, visitors attach positive and significant values to the local conservation of species. These values are derived not only from the desire to preserve popular species in the area but also from the preservation or assured existence of inconspicuous species that are protected in the park. Visitors behave as consumers who are sensitive to changes in the price of park admission as a result of the implementation of specific strategies for wildlife conservation management in the park. Furthermore, the study also elucidates the observations that the public is able to perceive biodiversity conservation in broader terms than a single species and that greater benefits are attached to the conservation of multiple species than single ones. Results also provide insights into methodological considerations regarding the conceptual framework used to assess the valuation of biodiversity changes in developing countries, including the level of biological diversity and the scale of the change.