Willingness of the Forest Fringe Dwellers For Conservation of Laokhowa And Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuaries In Northeast India
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2023/v149i1/167961Keywords:
Fringe Dwellers, Floral, Faunal, Diversity, Anthropogenic Pressure, Corridor.Abstract
The present study is an attempt to investigate forest fringe dwellers' willingness to pay (WTP) for conservation of degraded forests taking the case of Laokhowa and Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuaries of Assam In North East India. Once good repositories of floral and faunal diversity the sanctuaries suffered huge setback during the eighties of the last century and presently grappling for survival due to huge anthropogenic pressures. Therefore, a Contingent Valuation Method has been employed to elicit responses of the fringe dwellers for restoration and conservation of the said sanctuaries. The mean WTP of the fringe dwellers is found to be INR 352 with a maximum of INR 5000. The Tobit results reveal that, variables such as family size, total household Income, cattle unit and forest dependency Influence significantly the WTP decision of the fringe dwellers. However, the variables, namely family size, total household income and cattle unit have positive Influence, the variable, forest dependency has negative influence on WTP decision of the fringe dwellersReferences
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