Households willingness to donate for the conservation and management of the Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest Melaka

Matthew Nitanan Koshy, . and Farah Hanim Mohd Sharif, . and Ahmad Shuib, . Households willingness to donate for the conservation and management of the Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest Melaka. pp. 150-165. ISSN 2672-7226

The benefits of recreational forests are not only for tourists but also for households and residents living in the surroundings of the forests. Such benefits include supporting services provisioning services regulating services and cultural services. Very limited studies have determined the value allotted by residents to a recreational forest which in turn would result in incomplete decision-making processes concerning forest conservation. The aim of this study is to determine households willingness to donate for the conservation and management of the Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest (AKRF) in Melaka. This study involved 300 households that were situated adjacent to the park. A total of 300 households were equally selected using stratified and systematic sampling in seven (7) small villages in Ayer Keroh. The findings from a Probit regression analysis revealed that the idea of enhancing conservation efforts age and income had a significant relationship with the willingness to donate. An estimation of the willingness to donate using the Double-Bound CVM amounted to RM17.74 per household per annum. The finding is important in order to understand the value allotted by the residents to the forest while nevertheless providing policy-relevant information for forest management and conservation purposes of a recreational forest.

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Abstract

The benefits of recreational forests are not only for tourists but also for households and residents living in the surroundings of the forests. Such benefits include supporting services provisioning services regulating services and cultural services. Very limited studies have determined the value allotted by residents to a recreational forest which in turn would result in incomplete decision-making processes concerning forest conservation. The aim of this study is to determine households willingness to donate for the conservation and management of the Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest (AKRF) in Melaka. This study involved 300 households that were situated adjacent to the park. A total of 300 households were equally selected using stratified and systematic sampling in seven (7) small villages in Ayer Keroh. The findings from a Probit regression analysis revealed that the idea of enhancing conservation efforts age and income had a significant relationship with the willingness to donate. An estimation of the willingness to donate using the Double-Bound CVM amounted to RM17.74 per household per annum. The finding is important in order to understand the value allotted by the residents to the forest while nevertheless providing policy-relevant information for forest management and conservation purposes of a recreational forest.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Households
AGROVOC Term:	Resource conservation
AGROVOC Term:	Recreational areas
AGROVOC Term:	Natural resource management
AGROVOC Term:	Community involvement
AGROVOC Term:	Surveys
AGROVOC Term:	Questionnaires
AGROVOC Term:	Sampling
AGROVOC Term:	Researchers
AGROVOC Term:	Environmental impact
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10330

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