WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT PAYMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE OF WATER SUB DAS WAY BETUNG UPSTREAM BY SOCIETY FOREST AREA REGISTER 19 (CASE STUDY IN TALANG MULYA VILLAGE DISTRICT OF PADANG CERMIN SUB PROVINCE PESAWARAN
Faisal Arafat, Christine Wulandari, Rommy Qurniati
Jurnal Sylva Lestari
Urban Farm DB summary
This study of Talang Mulya village, Padang Cermin district, Pesawaran, Indonesia, examines residents' willingness to accept (WTA) payment for environmental services (PES) aimed at rehabilitating the hydrological function of the upstream Way Betung sub-watershed, along with the factors influencing WTA and residents' preferred incentive forms, using WTA analysis, regression analysis, and descriptive qualitative analysis. The average respondent WTA was Rp 8,552.63 per tree per year; multiplied by the 1,462 trees in the mixed community garden, this yields a total village WTA value of Rp 12,503,945.06 per year. Education level, age, and land tenure status significantly influenced WTA value, and preferred incentive forms were cash, rural development support, seedling and fertilizer donations, and farm animals.