@article{Bekabil:50318,
      recid = {50318},
      author = {Bekabil, Fufa and Anemut, Belete},
      title = {Park with People Conservation Strategy: Local Residents  Willingness to Pay and Expected Net Losses in Ethiopia},
      address = {2009-05},
      number = {1005-2016-79023},
      series = {Contributed Paper},
      pages = {17},
      year = {2009},
      abstract = {Local residents’ willingness to pay and expected net loss  as a result of park with people conservation strategy of  the Semien Mountain National Park (SMNP) were analyzed  using Heckman two stages econometric estimation procedure.  The model results showed that age, degradation of farm  plots, use of improved technologies, livestock ownership,  cultivable land owned, perception of land degradation and  land tenure security were found to be important in  determining the farmers’ willingness to pay for the  conservation of the national park. In addition, training on  soil and water conservation, land degradation, satisfaction  with conflict resolution and distance from the district’s  town, use of improved technologies and income from tourist  related activities were important determinants of intensity  of labor contribution. On the other hand, being male  household head, existence of plots with in the park  boundary, age of the household head, number of oxen owned,  distance from the district’s town and willingness of a  household to pay for the conservation of the national park  were found to relate significantly to expected net loss.  The consideration of these factors would be useful to the  successful and sustainable implementation of the  conservation strategy.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/50318},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.50318},
}