| dc.description.abstract | Mangrove forests produce ecosystem services
benefitting human beings such as protection from tsunamis,
abrasion, carbon sequestration; a place for fish nesting; and also
for recreational purposes. However, the values of mangrove
forests including their recreational value are often ignored.
Several mangrove forests have been converted to other uses that
commonly produce a more marketable product such as shrimp
farming. Resultantly, loss of mangrove forests could lead to
massive economic losses for the surrounding community once a
disaster such as tsunami occurs. This paper analyzes the
recreational value of mangrove forests and estimate the
determinant of tourists’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for mangrove
conservation. A mangrove forest in West Lombok Indonesia was
chosen for the case study. Travel cost method was employed to
capture the mangrove recreational value. A logit regression model
was run to estimate the determinant of tourist’ WTP for mangrove
conservation. The findings depict that an average recreational
value of mangrove forest as much as IDR 1,269,950 (USD 87.58)
per visitor per year. The tourists’ income, age, and distance of
mangrove forest from home are significantly influencing their
WTP for mangrove forest conservation. This paper has
recommended that related policy makers improve tourism facilities
to attract more visitors. | en_US |
