Assessing Voluntary Incentive Mechanisms for Wildlife Habitat Conservation on Private Land in Taiwan

There is a strong need to devise new programs that encourage the participation of economically oriented landholders in Taiwan. Voluntary incentive mechanism for wildlife conservation on private land has successfully applied in several countries.

The study of landholders’ attitudes towards such schemes helps to understand better the feasibility of implementing voluntary incentive mechanism on private land. This project examines varies basic properties an voluntary incentive system should possess for wildlife habitat conservation on private land in Taiwan.