Payments for environmental services in mangrove forests: A review and recommendations

Pham Thu Thuy; Ha Thao Vi; Hue Nguyen Thi

Keywords:

Environmental Services

Payments

Mangrove Forest

Vietnam

Abstract

Mangrove forests play a vital role in climate change mitigation and the provision of environmental services. The aim of this study is to compile and analyze the most recent research on the willingness to pay for mangrove forest environmental services. The overview focuses on three key aspects: (i) general payment activities related to mangrove forest environmental services, (ii) the factors influencing participation in payment for these services, and (iii) the methods used to estimate the willingness to pay for such services. The analysis reveals that the majority of current studies are oriented toward conserving and promoting sustainable forest management. Additionally, psychological, behavioral, economic, and social factors all contribute to decisions regarding payment for environmental services. Furthermore, the contingent valuation method is commonly employed to estimate the willingness to pay for mangrove forest environmental services. Based on these overview findings, this study suggests several directions for future studies.
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Thu Thuy, P., Thao Vi, H., & Nguyen Thi, H. (2023). Payments for environmental services in mangrove forests: A review and recommendations. Multidisciplinary Reviews, (| Accepted Articles). Retrieved from https://malque.pub/ojs/index.php/mr/article/view/1212

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[2] Aguilar FX, Obeng EA, Cai Z (2018) Water quality improvements elicit consistent willingness-to-pay for the enhancement of forested watershed ecosystem services. Ecosystem Services 30:158-171.

[3] Alston LJ, Andersson K, Smith SM (2013) Payment for environmental services: Hypotheses and evidence. Annual Review of Resource Economics 5:139-159.

[4] Ardiansyah M, Suharno, Susilowati I (2019) Estimating the conservation value of mangrove forests in marine protected areas: Special reference to karimunjawa waters, Indonesia. AACL Bioflux 12(2):437-447.

[5] Ariyo OC, Okojie LO, Ariyo MO (2018) Villagers Willingness to Pay for Forest Conservation in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology 23(4):1-14.

[6] Asmare E, Bekele K, Fentaw S (2022) Households’ willingness to pay for the rehabilitation of wetlands: evidence from Gudera Wetland, Northwest Ethiopia. Heliyon, 8. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08813

[7] Bamwesigye D, Hlavackova P, Sujova A, Fialova J, Kupec P (2020) Willingness to pay for forest existence value and sustainability. Sustainability 12(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/su12030891

[8] Carugati L, Gatto B, Rastelli E, Lo Martire M, Coral C, Greco S, Danovaro R (2018). Impact of mangrove forests degradation on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Scientific Reports 8(1):1-12.

[9] Clements T, Milner-Gulland EJ (2015) Impact of payments for environmental services and protected areas on local livelihoods and forest conservation in northern Cambodia. Conservation Biology 29(1):78-87.

[10] Costanza R, D’Arge R, de Groot R, Farber S, Grasso M, Hannon B, Limburg K, Naeem S, O’Neill RV, Paruelo J, Raskin RG, Sutton P, van den Belt M (1997) The value of the world’s ecosystem services and natural capital. Nature 387(6630):253-260.

[11] Endalew B, Assefa Wondimagegnhu B (2019) Determinants of households’ willingness to pay for the conservation of church forests in northwestern Ethiopia: A contingent valuation study. Cogent Environmental Science 5(1):1-14.

[12] Firdaus M, Hatanaka K, Saville R (2021) Mangrove forest restoration by fisheries communities in lampung bay: A study based on perceptions, willingness to pay, and management strategy. In Forest and Society 5(2):224-244.

[13] Garcia D, Lovett B, You F (2019) Considering agricultural wastes and ecosystem services in Food-Energy-Water-Waste Nexus system design. Journal of Cleaner Production 228 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.314

[14] Getachew T (2018) Estimating Willingness to Pay for Forest Ecosystem Conservation The Case of Wof-Washa Forest , North Shewa Zone , Amhara National Regional State , Ethiopia. Journal of Resources Development and Management 46:46-61.

[15] Holcombe RG (2018) The Coase Theorem, Applied to Markets and Government. The Independent Review 23(2):249-266.

[16] Iqbal MH (2020) Valuing ecosystem services of Sundarbans Mangrove forest: Approach of choice experiment. Global Ecology and Conservation, 24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01273

[17] Khuc Q Van, Alhassan M, Loomis JB, Tran TD, Paschke MW (2016) Estimating Urban Households’ Willingness-to-Pay for Upland Forest Restoration in Vietnam. Open Journal of Forestry 06(03):191-198.

[18] Kroeger T, Casey F (2007) An assessment of market-based approaches to providing ecosystem services on agricultural lands. Ecological Economics 64:321-332.

[19] Lovelock CE, Barbier E, Duarte CM (2022). Tackling the mangrove restoration challenge. PLoS Biology 20(10):1-15.

[20] Maulana IR, Safe’I R, Febryano IG, Kaskoyo H, Rahmat A (2022). The Relationship between the Health of Mangrove Forests and the Level of Community Welfare. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1027(1). https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1027/1/012033

[21] Mojiol AR, Hong KY, Saleh E (2022). Willingness to Pay For Mangroves Conservation By The Local Communities in Salut Mengkabong Lagoon, Tuaran Sabah. Hutan Tropika, 14(1):1-9.

[22] Musa F, Fozi NM, Hamdan DDM (2020) Coastal communities’ willingness to pay for mangrove ecotourism in Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management 15(4):130-140.

[23] Nguyen TQ, Huynh NT, Hsu WKK (2021). Estimate the Impact of Payments for Environmental Services on Local Livelihoods and Environment: An Application of Propensity Scores. SAGE Open 11(3) https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440211040774

[24] Obeng EA, Aguilar FX (2018) Value orientation and payment for ecosystem services: Perceived detrimental consequences lead to willingness-to-pay for ecosystem services. Journal of Environmental Management 206:458-471.

[25] Obeng EA, Aguilar FX (2021) Willingness-to-pay for restoration of water quality services across geo-political boundaries. Current Research in Environmental Sustainability 3:100037.

[26] Obeng EA, Oduro KA, Obiri BD (2019). Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior in Predicting US Residents’ Willingness to Pay to Restore Degraded Tropical Rainforest Watersheds. Journal of Sustainable Development 12(6) https://doi.org/doi:10.5539/jsd.v12n6p62

[27] Pham TD, Kaida N, Yoshino K, Nguyen XH, Nguyen HT, Bui DT (2018). Willingness to pay for mangrove restoration in the context of climate change in the Cat Ba biosphere reserve, Vietnam. Ocean and Coastal Management, 163(June):269-277.

[28] Pouta E, Rekola M (2001) The theory of planned behavior in predicting willingness to pay for abatement of forest regeneration. Society and Natural Resources 14(2):93-106.

[29] Romer-Uribe HM, López-Portillo J, Reverchon F, Hernández ME (2022) Effect of degradation of a black mangrove forest on seasonal greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental Science and Pollution Research International 29(8):11951-11965.

[30] Rovai AS, Twilley RR, Worthington TA, Riul P (2022). Brazilian Mangroves: Blue Carbon Hotspots of National and Global Relevance to Natural Climate Solutions. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4(January). https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2021.787533

[31] Sachin S, Vinod Y, Sandip P, Sutanu K, Vidya SB (2020) Survey based economic evaluation of ecosystem services of mangrove from Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka, India. Journal of Environmental Biology 41:980-986.

[32] State D, Ogeh KT, Jimoh SO, Ajewole OI (2016) Willingness to Pay For Environmental Service Functions of Mangrove Forest In. Journal of Resources Development and Management 16:1-7.

[33] Sunoto YN, Fatiah AA, Ponrahono Z, Osman MM (2020) Profiling the perceived mangrove forest use value and community's willingness to pay for mangrove conservation. Planning Malaysia 18(3):229-240.

[34] Susilo H, Takahashi Y, Yabe M (2017) Evidence for Mangrove Restoration in the Mahakam Delta, Indonesia, Based on Households’ Willingness to Pay. Journal of Agricultural Science 9(3) 30. https://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v9n3p30

[35] Tran Y Le, Siry JP, Bowker JM, Poudyal NC (2017) Atlanta Households’ Willingness to Increase Urban Forests to Mitigate Climate Change. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2017.02.003

[36] Tuan TH, My NHD, Anh LTQ, Nguyen VT (2014). Using contingent valuation method to estimate the WTP for mangrove restoration under the context of climate change: A case study of Thi Nai lagoon, Quy Nhon city, Vietnam. Ocean and Coastal Management 95:198-212.

[37] Vo Trung H, Viet Nguyen T, Simioni M (2020) Willingness to pay for mangrove preservation in Xuan Thuy National Park, Vietnam: do household knowledge and interest play a role? Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy 0(0):1-19.

[38] Wang YS, Gu JD (2021) Ecological responses, adaptation and mechanisms of mangrove wetland ecosystem to global climate change and anthropogenic activities. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 162(June):105248.

[39] Wunder S, Engel S, Pagiola S (2008) Taking Stock: A Comparative Analysis of Payments for Environmental Services Programs in Developed and Developing Countries. Ecological Economics 65:834-852.

[40] Zaiton S, Muslim HFM, Basri BH (2019) Conservation of mangroves in Kuala Perlis, Malaysia - a case study of socio-economic attributes of fishermen driving valuation in sustaining livelihoods through forest management. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 31(4):433-442.

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