中国西北地区牧民对草原禁牧政策的接受补偿意愿研究

doi:10.1016/j.jia.2024.11.036

Journal of Integrative Agriculture ›› 2025, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (1): 366-379.DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2024.11.036

所属专题：农业经济与管理Agricultural Economics and Management

中国西北地区牧民对草原禁牧政策的接受补偿意愿研究

收稿日期:2024-04-28 接受日期:2024-10-18 出版日期:2025-01-20 发布日期:2025-01-07

Herders’ willingness to accept compensation for grassland grazing ban in Northwest China

Huifang Liu^{1, 2*}, Lingling Hou^1*, Zhibiao Nan², Jikun Huang^1#, Liufang Su³

¹China Center for Agricultural Policy (CCAP), School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
²State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China
³College of Economics & Management, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China

Received:2024-04-28 Accepted:2024-10-18 Online:2025-01-20 Published:2025-01-07
About author:#Correspondence Jikun Huang, E-mail: jkhuang.ccap@pku.edu.cn *These authors contributed equally to this study.
Supported by:
The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71934003, 72322008, and 72348003).

摘要/Abstract

摘要：

生态系统服务付费 (PES) 已被广泛视为是缓解草原退化和加强生态系统服务供给的有效工具。然而，在实际操作中，牧民的受偿意愿（WTA）偏好及其受偿期望等关键要素常被忽视，这在一定程度上削弱了PES的有效性。本研究聚焦于草原生态补奖政策（GECP），旨在量化牧民对于草原禁牧的受偿意愿。通过运用面对面访谈和条件价值评估法（CVM），我们估算了牧民参与旨在提升生态系统服务供给的草原禁牧项目的WTA。研究结果显示，受访牧民参与草原禁牧项目的平均受偿期望为237元/亩/年。值得注意的是，本研究还发现，牧民的环境保护意识对其参与禁牧项目的积极性具有正面促进作用，而家庭规模较大的牧民则倾向于要求更高的补偿。此外，健康状况良好、畜牧业收入更高或身份为半牧民的受访者往往要求较低的补偿金额。这些发现对于提高草原生态补奖政策的有效性具有重要意义，同时也为经济欠发达和生态脆弱地区的相关研究提供了有价值的参考。

Abstract:

Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) has been widely acknowledged as an effective tool for mitigating grassland degradation and enhancing ecosystem services provision. However, critical factors, such as herders’ willingness to accept (WTA) preferences and compensation expectations, are often overlooked, leading to insufficient effectiveness of PES initiatives. This study focused on grassland ecological compensation policy (GECP), quantifying herders’ WTA compensation for grassland grazing bans. Through face-to-face surveys and employing the contingent valuation method, we estimated households’ WTA for participating in a grassland conservation program to bolster ecosystem service provision. Our findings indicated that herders required an average compensation of 237 CNY mu^–1 yr^–1 to engage in the grazing ban program. Notably, herders’ environmental awareness positively influenced their willingness to participate, whereas larger family sizes were negatively correlated with WTA. Additionally, herders in better health, with higher livestock incomes or categorized as semi-herders, tended to accept lower compensation levels. These insights are crucial for improving the effectiveness of GECP and provide valuable reference points for similar analyses in economically disadvantaged and ecologically fragile regions.

Key words: anchoring effect , conditional value method , double-bounded dichotomous choice model , ecosystem services , grassland system , willingness to accept

Huifang Liu, Lingling Hou, Zhibiao Nan, Jikun Huang, Liufang Su. 中国西北地区牧民对草原禁牧政策的接受补偿意愿研究[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2025, 24(1): 366-379.

Huifang Liu, Lingling Hou, Zhibiao Nan, Jikun Huang, Liufang Su. Herders’ willingness to accept compensation for grassland grazing ban in Northwest China[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2025, 24(1): 366-379.

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中国西北地区牧民对草原禁牧政策的接受补偿意愿研究

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