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Willingness to Pay for Mangroves’ Coastal Protection: A Case Study in Santo Angel, Calauag, Quezon, Philippines

https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v6i1.18129
Wesley Gagarin
Department of Environmental Science, College of Science, Tarlac State University, Tarlac, Philippines
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9235-7776
Decibel F. Eslava
School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1484-0452
Rico Ancog
School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1994-9032
Cristino L. Tiburan Jr
Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, College of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0863-4089
Noelynna Ramos
National Institute of Geological Sciences, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4936-6997

Corresponding Author(s) : Wesley Gagarin

wsgagarin@tsu.edu.ph

Forest and Society, Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): APRIL

Abstract

The mangroves in Santo Angel in the municipality of Calauag, Quezon Province in the Philippines, provide a wide array of ecological services that range from provisioning of resources and habitat to various floral and faunal species to regulating services including coastal protection. Coastal protection from mangroves is needed by the local community as Santo Angel is susceptible to typhoons and storm surges. However, the mangrove’s ability to provide coastal defense has considerably declined in the past decades due to overexploitation. Using the double-bounded dichotomous choice contingent valuation method, the willingness to pay (WTP) of the local community for a hypothetical mangrove rehabilitation project aligned towards coastal protection was determined. A total of 210 households were involved in the survey. The results show that 79% of the 210 households expressed WTP for the mangrove rehabilitation project. Furthermore, the mean willingness to pay (MWTP) for the mangrove rehabilitation project was computed at Php 15.44 (USD 0.29) per household per month or equivalent to Php 86, 525.76 (USD 1,659.41) per year for the total number of households in Santo Angel. Findings of the logistic regression analysis revealed that sex, age, membership in environmental organizations, and awareness on both the economic importance and the ecological services provided by mangroves positively affect the WTP of the respondents. In contrast, the bid amount and the respondent’s income negatively influence the WTP of the respondents for the mangrove rehabilitation project.

Keywords

Mangroves Mangrove Rehabilitation Coastal Protection Contingent Valuation Method Willingness to Pay
Gagarin, W., Eslava, D. F., Ancog, R. ., Tiburan Jr, C. L. ., & Ramos, N. . . (2022). Willingness to Pay for Mangroves’ Coastal Protection: A Case Study in Santo Angel, Calauag, Quezon, Philippines . Forest and Society, 6(1), 436-449. https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v6i1.18129
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