بررسی پتانسیل(1) مشارکت مردمی و سمن‌‌ها جهت سرمایه‌‌گذاری برای حفاظت از یوز آسیایی

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 دانش‌‌آموخته دکتری اقتصادکشاورزی، دانشگاه علوم کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی ساری، ایران

2 استاد گروه اقتصادکشاورزی، دانشگاه علوم کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی ساری، ایران

3 دانشیار گروه تنوع زیستی و ایمنی زیستی، پژوهشکده محیط زیست و ‏توسعه پایدار، سازمان حفاظت محیط زیست، تهران، ایران

4 استادیار گروه اقتصادکشاورزی، دانشگاه علوم کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی ساری، ایران

10.22034/eiap.2023.179280

چکیده

یوز آسیایی درحال حاضر مهمترین گونه پرچم در کشور می‌‌باشد و به‌‌عنوان سمبل در سطح ملی و جهانی شناخته‌‌شده است. یوز آسیایی زمانی در بخش وسیعی از آسیا زندگی می‌کرده است، اما امروزه تنها در ایران باقی مانده و در طول حدود 20 سال گذشته، تلاش‌ها و بودجه‌های حفاظتی ملی و بین‌‌المللی زیادی را نیز به‌‌خود جلب کرده است؛ چنانچه اقدامات حفاظتی مؤثر در خصوص این گونه اتخاذ نگردد، پیش‌‌بینی می‌‌شود این گونه برای همیشه از روی کره‌‌ی زمین حذف خواهد شد. در این پژوهش، به بررسی ارزش حفاظتی یوز آسیایی در ایران با استفاده از تکمیل پرسشنامه از خانوارهای کل کشور، با روش ارزشگذاری مشروط و الگوی لاجیت پرداخته شده است. نتایجنشان داد که متغیرهای عضویت در سازمان‌‌های مردم‌‌نهاد، درآمد خانوار و تحصیلات بر تمایل به پرداخت خانوارها برای حفاظت از یوز آسیایی موثر می‌‌باشند. همچنین، 90/58 درصد از پاسخ‌‌دهندگان برای حفاظت از یوز آسیایی تمایل به پرداخت دارند و میانگین تمایل به پرداخت به دست آمده برابر 051/62،157 تومان در سال می‌‌باشد. بنابراین، دولت باید سالانه حداقل 81/872،293،425،265 تومان در سال معادل 09/37،925،801 دلار و به طور میانگین 15/72،691،118،772 تومان در ماه معادل 42/3،160،483 دلار از طریق سازمان‌‌های دولتی مانند سازمان حفاظت محیط‌‌زیست، سمن‌‌ها، مردم و مشارکت جوامع محلی و سازمان‌‌های بین‌‌المللی برای حفاظت از این گونه ارزشمند هزینه نماید. نقش مردم و تشکل‌های مردمی در عرصه‌های طبیعی که شامل فرهنگ‌سازی، اطلاع‌رسانی و جلب مشارکت مردمی است، مستلزم زمینه‌سازی عملی و اجرایی سازمان‌های مردم‌‌نهاد به عنوان مراقبان محیط‌‌زیست و سخنگویان جهان طبیعت است.

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عنوان مقاله [English]

Investigating the Potential for Public Involvement and NGOs to Invest in Asiatic Cheetah Conservation

نویسندگان [English]

  • Mahsa Taslimi 1
  • Hamid Amirnejad 2
  • Bagher Nezami 3
  • Kamal Ataie Solout 4
1 Ph.D. Graduated, Agricultural Economics, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran.
2 Professor of Agricultural Economics in Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran.
3 3. Associate Professor, Wildlife Ecology & Management, Research Group of Biodiversity & Biosafety, Research Center for Environment and Sustainable Development, Tehran, Iran.
4 Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics in Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran.
چکیده [English]

The Asiatic Cheetah is a carnivorous species that is currently the country's most important flag species and is regarded as a national and international symbol. The Asiatic Cheetah once roamed much of Asia, but now it only exists in Iran. It has attracted significant national and international conservation efforts and budgets over the last 20 years or so, and it is predicted that if effective conservation measures are not applied, this species will be extinct forever. The conservation value of Asiatic Cheetah in Iran was investigated by completing a questionnaire by households across the country, using the contingent valuation method and logit model.The findings revealed that education, price, participation in NGOs, and household income all influence people's willingness to pay for the Asiatic Cheetah's conservation. In addition, 58.90 percent of individuals are willing to pay for the Asiatic Cheetah's conservation, with an average willingness to pay of 62,051.157 Tomans per year. As a result, the government should pay at least 872,293,425,265.81 Tomans per year, equal to 37925801.09 dollars per year, and an average of 72691118772.15 Tomans per month, equal to 3160483.42 dollars to protect this valuable species through government institutions such as the Environmental Protection Organization, NGOs, individuals, and the participation of local communities and international organizations. The practical and executive framework of NGOs in the field of natural resources as environmental caregivers and spokespersons for the natural world is required by the role of people and grassroots organizations in natural areas, which includes culture building, information, and public participation.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Economic Valuation
  • Contingent Valuation Method
  • Carnivorous Species
  • Environmental Services
  • NGOs
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