Getting The Incentives Right: Sri Lanka Forest Conservation

Cyril Bogahawatte ()
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Cyril Bogahawatte: Department of Agricultural Economics Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya

No pb1999111, EEPSEA Policy Brief from Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA)

Abstract: Sri Lanka, like many countries in Southeast Asia, is battling deforestation. However, this study has found that the country's current forest conservation strategy could gain vital grass-roots support, provided it is carried out pragmatically and with full regard for local people's needs. The study looked at conservation efforts in Sri Lanka's wet zone forests. His main conclusion: that community participation in conservation efforts can only be secured by the provision of appropriate economic and cultural incentives, such as guaranteed access to non-timber forest products.

Keywords: Forest conservation; Sri Lanka (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999-11, Revised 1999-11
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