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Ezebilo, Eugene Ejike, 2006. Willingness to pay for biological diversity conservation in Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea. SLU, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Alnarp. Alnarp: SLU, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

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Tropical rainforests habitat has been home for many animal and plant species, it displays vast array of visual beauty and ecological diversity. In recent years, economic hardship and rapid population growth have eroded living standards for millions of people in the developing world. To survive, many people have taken steps that are devastating the environment. This paper reports a study focused on the extent of interest people have for the natural environment and willingness to pay for biological diversity conservation in Kegsugl and Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea respectively. The study indicates that very low-income earners are very much concerned, while medium income earners are not much concerned about the natural environment. Primary School leavers in Kegsugl and High School leavers in kundiawa are very much concerned, while Post Secondary School graduates are not much concerned about the natural environment. Furthermore, it was found that income has no statistical significant effect on willingness to pay for biological diversity conservation in Kegsugl, while it has a statistical significant positive effect for Kundiawa. Literacy level has statistical significant positive effect, while sex has no effect for both Kegsugl and Kundiawa respectively.

Main title:Willingness to pay for biological diversity conservation in Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea
Authors:Ezebilo, Eugene Ejike
Supervisor:Dahlin, Bo
Examiner:UNSPECIFIED
Series:UNSPECIFIED
Volume/Sequential designation:UNSPECIFIED
Year of Publication:2006
Level and depth descriptor:Other
Student's programme affiliation:Other
Supervising department:(S) > Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre
Keywords:biological diversity, environment, Simbu Province, willingness to pay
URN:NBN:urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-7758
Permanent URL:
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-7758
Subject. Use of subject categories until 2023-04-30.:?? 5045 ??
Forestry - General aspects
Language:English
Deposited On:12 Oct 2017 08:57
Metadata Last Modified:12 Oct 2017 08:57

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