Abstract
Mangrove forest is one of the important ecosystems in Karimunjawa, Indonesia. It provides a variety of services both ecologically and economically. However, over-exploited activity, such as timber theft, can be threatening the sustainability of mangrove forest in Karimunjawa now and in the future. Thus, the improved management for mangrove forest is necessary to ensure its sustainability, and it is depending on how people value the conservation from economic and environment consideration. This study examines the factors influencing on the willingness to pay (WTP) of respondents for mangrove restoration in Karimunjawa. A total of 502 respondents were interviewed using census method. The method employed is Contingent Valuation Method (CVM)Single Bounded. In CVM, the logit model was defined based on dichotomous choice method to estimate the willingness-to-pay (WTP) randomly with three different starting bid value. Findings showed that local awareness of the importance of the values given by mangroves was popularized among local communities. The findings also indicated that respondents who are higher education and have more income were more likely to pay for the mangrove restoration.
Highlights
The great potency of Indonesia’s territorial waters and richness of the Indo-West Pacific seas further add to the country’s biodiversity
This study examines the factors influencing on the willingness to pay (WTP) of respondents for mangrove restoration in Karimunjawa
The findings indicated that respondents who are higher education and have more income were more likely to pay for the mangrove restoration
Summary
The great potency of Indonesia’s territorial waters and richness of the Indo-West Pacific seas further add to the country’s biodiversity. It supports a rich variety of coastal and marine habitats. There are several types of ecosystem in Karimunjawa National Park, such as coral reef, sea grass and seaweed, mangrove, coastal forest, and tropical rain forest (BTNKJ, 2014). Over-exploited activity which can be threatening mangrove forest starts to be revealed, such as timber theft. Given these threats, improved management is necessary to ensure the sustainability of mangroves resources in Karimunjawa and in the future. The success of mangrove conservation management will be depending on how people value the conservation from economic and environment consideration
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