Crowdfunding or crowdsourcing time: Exploring the willingness of private citizens to help prevent forest fires

Marieta Valente, Maria Fernandes and Lígia Maria Costa Pinto

Forest Policy and Economics, 2024, vol. 163, issue C

Abstract: In Europe, southern countries like Portugal lose extensive forest areas to wildfires every year. Public investment in forest conservation and wildfire prevention is crucial, and public support is necessary. In this study, we explore the adequacy of two citizen engagement mechanisms to help in the prevention of wildfires. We design a preference elicitation survey to study preferences for forests and voluntary contributions towards a fire prevention programme, either through voluntary monetary contributions (crowdfunding the prevention expenses) or by contributing with time (crowdsourcing the execution of prevention tasks). We posit that individuals who value forests and forest fire prevention may be willing to contribute directly in either way.

Keywords: Wildfires; Forest fires; Crowdfunding; Crowdsourcing; Preference elicitation survey; Forest fire prevention policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103210

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