Factors affecting fisherfolk's support for coastal resource management: The case of local government-initiated mangrove protection activities |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Connecticut, 1376 Storrs Road, Storrs, CT 06269-4021, USA;2. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University, P.O. Box 8109, Raleigh, NC 27695-8109, USA;3. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, and Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, University of Connecticut-Avery Point, 380 Marine Science Building, 1080 Shennecossett Road, Groton, CT 06340, USA;4. Global Marine Initiative of The Nature Conservancy, 923 Nu’uanu Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, USA;5. The Fisheries Improved for Sustainable Harvest Project, Tetra Tech EM Inc., 5/F CIFC Towers, J. Luna cor. Humabon Sts., North Reclamation Area, Cebu City 6000, Philippines |
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| Abstract: | This article examines factors that influence support for local-government initiated mangrove protection activities. Using an ordered probit approach, we show how fisher characteristics and regional variation affect the level of support given to mangrove protection activities. Our results suggest that education levels, knowledge of the dangers of mangrove depletion, and pre-existence of mangrove-related ordinances in their municipalities are the factors that significantly affect the level of support for mangrove protection activities. In addition, we find that surveyed fisher communities from the southern region of the Philippines are less likely to support mangrove protection activities probably due to the higher rate of poverty incidence in these areas. These results have important implications for local government units in charge of mangrove planning and management. |
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