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Valuing the Recreational Uses of Pakistan's Wetlands: An Application of the Travel Cost Method

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  • Ali Dehlavi
  • Iftikhar Hussain Adil

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According Global 200, which scientifically ranks outstanding terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in 238 ecoregions worldwide, the Indus Ecoregion is one of the 40 priority Ecoregions. Keenjhar lake, Pakistan's largest freshwater lake and a Ramsar site, is located in the Lower Indus Basin of the Indus Ecoregion. This study applies a single-site truncated count data travel cost model in order to estimate the value visitors place on recreation in Keenjhar. We estimate the recreational use value associated with Keenjhar lake to be PKR 3.46 billion (or USD 42.2 million). This estimate is based on an annualized mean consumer surplus per visit of PKR 9,500 (or USD 116) and assumes average daily visits of 1,000. Changing the model specification reduces consumer surplus only by about 5%. Policy makers can use these estimates on the recreational value of the lake to assess the returns to conservation investments.

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  • Ali Dehlavi & Iftikhar Hussain Adil, "undated". "Valuing the Recreational Uses of Pakistan's Wetlands: An Application of the Travel Cost Method," Working papers 58, The South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics.
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    1. Ali Chakir & Irfan Muhammad, 2021. "Estimating the recreational value for the sustainability of Hingol National Park in Pakistan," Environmental & Socio-economic Studies, Sciendo, vol. 9(2), pages 52-62, June.
    2. Khuda Bakhsh & Iqra Meshaal & Hudda Riaz, 2020. "Evaluating visitors’ travel demand and recreational values in Kallar Kahar Lake, Pakistan," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 22(8), pages 7951-7967, December.
    3. Ahmad, Zeeshan & Hussain, Ashtar & Shakeel, Amna, 2019. "Economics Importance of Wetlands, their Benefits and Values Case of Pakistan," MPRA Paper 95260, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Raju Mandal & Subrata Barman & M. P. Bezbaruah, 2014. "Economic Valuation for a better Conservation: A Case Study of Kaziranga National Park, India," Working Papers 1410, Sam Houston State University, Department of Economics and International Business.
    5. Tehmina Mangan & Heman D. Lohano, 2015. "Impact of Nature-based Tourism on Earnings of Local People: Evidence from Keenjhar Lake in Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 54(4), pages 963-976.

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