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There is concern that insect pollinators, such as bees, are currently declining in abundance, and are under serious threat from factors such as increased use of certain pesticides, land use changes, competition from invasive alien species, pathogens, parasites and climate change. Using the contingent valuation (CV) method, this paper evaluates how much public support there would be in preventing further decline to maintain the current number of bees by estimating the willingness to pay (WTP) for a theoretical bee protection policy in the UK. We apply the CV method as an estimation of public perception and preferences for pollination services. The mean WTP to support the bee protection policy was approximately £43 per household per year. Based on the 30.6 million taxpayers in the UK, this is equivalent to £842 million per year. This value can provide a means of illustrating the total value of public support for maintaining pollination services to policy makers and stakeholders.
Author(s): Mwebaze P, Marris GC, Brown M, MacLeod A, Jones G, Budge GE
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Land Use Policy
Year: 2018
Volume: 71
Pages: 355-362
Print publication date: 01/02/2018
Online publication date: 21/12/2017
Acceptance date: 22/11/2017
Date deposited: 02/07/2018
ISSN (print): 0264-8377
ISSN (electronic): 1873-5754
Publisher: Elsevier
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.11.045
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.11.045
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