Abstract:This article reports the results of a comparative study conducted in China, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam to assess households' willingness to pay for marine turtle conservation and the potential to mobilize funds. Results suggest that many people place a low priority on marine turtle conservation compared to other public policy issues. The referendum to impose a mandatory surcharge on residential electricity bills would only pass for the lowest surcharge of 0.02 USD/month. If the poor were to be exemp… Show more
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