Should we pay, and to whom, for biodiversity enhancement in private forests? An empirical study of attitudes towards payments for forest ecosystem services in Poland

Anna Bartczak and Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska

No 2015-20, Working Papers from Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw

Abstract: This paper investigates the possibility of forest policy changes in Poland. The main objective is to investigate whether, and to whom, the society would be willing to pay for providing biodiversity enhancement in private forests. The empirical evidence is derived from a stated preference survey conducted on the national level and analyzed using a multinomial logit model (MNL). Our findings show a rather strong potential for the implementation of payments for ecosystem services (PES) in private forests, even though historical and institutional conditions are not favorable. The results also indicate a significant role of environmental attitudes in viewing the national and local governments as those responsible for financing the implementation of changes in private forests. They allow to provide recommendations for planning authorities and decision-makers not only in Poland but also in the other Central and Eastern European countries, where payments for ecosystem services have no long tradition.

Keywords: biodiversity; environmental attitudes; forest policy; payments for ecosystem services; private forests (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D01 H4 Q23 Q51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2015
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