The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation: Valuation in Tropical Forest Ecosystems

Contents......Page 6
List of Figures, Tables and Box......Page 9
Foreword......Page 18
Preface......Page 20
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 24
Biodiversity conservation: Its significance and the issues......Page 26
Tropical forests......Page 28
Factors causing biodiversity loss......Page 30
The economic case for valuing biodiversity......Page 31
Total economic value of tropical forests......Page 33
The Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot......Page 35
Survey of literature and justification for the study......Page 42
Data and approach......Page 61
Structure of the book......Page 69
Land use patterns and changes......Page 70
Crop patterns and changes......Page 77
Population pressure on natural resources......Page 81
Livestock pressure on natural resources......Page 83
Status of biodiversity in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot......Page 86
Summary......Page 98
Note......Page 100
Maldari village......Page 101
Profile of the sample households......Page 102
Coffee cultivation in Maldari......Page 107
The opportunity cost of biodiversity conservation......Page 114
External costs......Page 119
The local community’s perceptions and attitudes towards the environment and biodiversity conservation......Page 123
Valuing the local community’s preferences for biodiversity conservation......Page 129
Summary......Page 134
Introduction......Page 135
Nagarhole National Park......Page 136
Tourist arrivals and revenues......Page 141
Income and expenditure of park......Page 142
Sample selection......Page 143
Profile of the sample households......Page 145
Wildlife damage costs......Page 148
Tribal communities’ dependence on forests for non-timber forest products......Page 151
Local tribal communities’ perception and attitudes towards the environment and biodiversity conservation......Page 183
Valuing local tribal communities’ preferences for biodiversity conservation......Page 188
Summary......Page 191
Uttar Kannada district......Page 192
Dandeli wildlife sanctuary......Page 193
Sample selection......Page 194
Profile of the sample households......Page 195
The opportunity costs of biodiversity conservation......Page 203
Forest resources and household income......Page 221
Wildlife damage costs and defensive expenditure......Page 222
The local community’s perception and attitudes towards the environment and biodiversity conservation......Page 225
Valuing the local community’s preferences for biodiversity conservation......Page 229
Summary......Page 232
Introduction......Page 234
Major findings......Page 236
Policy implications......Page 244
Glossary......Page 253
References......Page 266
Index......Page 275