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    Non-market Valuation of Wof-washa Forest, North Shoa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
    (A.A.U, 2020-06) Alemayehu, Abebe; Dr. Tewodros, Negash
    Wof-Washa Dry Afromontane Hotspot Forest is one of the oldest proclaimed state forests in central highlands of Ethiopia. The forest has been crucial in maintaining the local environmental balance. However, unsustainable use and less protection given to the forest put it in danger of depletion which calls for conservation and restoration of the forest. The study aimed at estimating the willingness to pay of the local people for the conservation and restoration of the forest. To estimate conservation and restoration value of Wof-Washa forest, contingent valuation method (CVM) were employed by using single-bounded dichotomous value elicitation technique with follow up open-ended question was used. Probit and Tobit models were applied to determine the mean and factors affecting willingness to pay for forest conservation and restoration, respectively. A total of 395 households were surveyed from five kebeles. The econometric result shows that the mean willingness to pay from single bound elicitation method was computed 29.147 ETB per month with the total willingness to pay 1,676,425.08 ETB per year. Whereas, the mean willingness to pay from open ended elicitation method was computed at 23.7062 ETB with aggregation value of 1,363,485.84 ETB per year. The probit model showed gender, age, education, non-food monthly income, distance from the forest, livestock and total farm holding significantly affecting the WTP for forest conservation.