Revealed payments for biodiversity protection in Swedish forests

Revealed payments for biodiversity protection in Swedish forests

0.00 Avg rating0 Votes
Article ID: iaor20125188
Volume: 23
Issue: 7
Start Page Number: 55
End Page Number: 62
Publication Date: Oct 2012
Journal: Forest Policy and Economics
Authors: ,
Keywords: management, government, forestry, economics
Abstract:

This paper explores the determinants of payments accepted by private land owners for providing biodiversity in Swedish forests. The explanatory power of variables reflecting economic, attitude, learning, spatial autocorrelation, and biological factors are tested by econometric analyses on a panel data set on actual and accepted payments for two types of conservation programs; mandatory set aside and voluntary agreements. The results show both similarities and differences between the two programs; significant and robust results are that payments are increasing in the size of protected areas, and decreasing in spatial autocorrelations. A main difference is that the environmental preferences and ecological productivity have significant effects on actual payments under the voluntary but not the mandatory program.

Reviews

Required fields are marked *. Your email address will not be published.