Assessment of Forest Ecosystem Services in Upper Reaches of Minjiang River Based on Contingent Valuation Method

Using the contingent valuation method,498 questionnaires were designed in the form of payment card in 2011 to investigate the residents′ willingness of paying for forest ecosystem services in the upper reaches of Minjiang River basin on the basis of the investigation and research of ecological value research in 2008.Results indicated that 69.02% of the residents had the willingness to pay,which was higher by 8.22% compared to that of 2008 with 36.51yuan per year.But the payment reduced to 7.49 yuan per year.To calculate by the current amount of households in this area,the value of forest ecosystem services in the upper reaches was 1.4×108 yuan per year.Based on the binary Logistic model,the effect factors of individual′s willingness were analyzed based on this research,some suggestions were proposed.