Considering Farmers' Heterogeneity to Payment Ecosystem Services Participation: A Choice Experiment and Agent-Based Model Analysis in Xin'an River Basin, China.

ABSTRACT: The concept of watershed ecological compensation is one payment for ecosystem services (PES) program that incentivizes stakeholders undertake environmental conservation activities that improve the provision of ecosystem services. Defining the heterogeneity of farmers' willingness to participate in watershed ecological compensation is critically important for fully understanding stakeholders' demands. Accordingly, we designed a choice experiment survey to analyze the heterogeneity of policy preferences and willingness to receive compensation between upstream and midstream farmers in Xin'an River basin, China. Moreover, we simulated the impact of farmers' social capitals' heterogeneity with an agent-based model. The results show that there are significant differences in the preferences of ag

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9222710 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature