2002 World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists

Demand for non-use values of global resources are likely to increase as natural environments suffer greater degradation. The objective of this paper is to explore the spatial variation of the non-use values for a tropical rain forest situated in Sri Lanka. A contingent valuation survey was carried out to estimate willingness to pay for the use and non use benefits of the forest using three samples of people (urban and rural areas distant to the forest and peripheral villages to the forest) in Sri Lanka and a group of respondents from UK. When expressed as a percentage of income, clear differences were evident among the four samples for non-use values. The spatial variation of estimated values provide some insights into the underlying motives of such values and it will be useful in finding the ideal model for motivating the biodiversity conservation.



	Paper Title:	Spatial Variation Of Non-Use Values Of Tropical Rain Forests: Identification Of Intrinsic Versus Perceived Motives For Conservation
	Presenting Author:	U A D P Gunawardena (University of Sri Jayewardenapura)
	Coauthor 1:	G Edwards-Jones
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	Abstract:	Demand for non-use values of global resources are likely to increase as natural environments suffer greater degradation. The objective of this paper is to explore the spatial variation of the non-use values for a tropical rain forest situated in Sri Lanka. A contingent valuation survey was carried out to estimate willingness to pay for the use and non use benefits of the forest using three samples of people (urban and rural areas distant to the forest and peripheral villages to the forest) in Sri Lanka and a group of respondents from UK. When expressed as a percentage of income, clear differences were evident among the four samples for non-use values. The spatial variation of estimated values provide some insights into the underlying motives of such values and it will be useful in finding the ideal model for motivating the biodiversity conservation.
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	Session / Day / Time	2C / Monday / 10:15 - 11:45 am

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