Economic Evaluation of Wildlife Management in Japan

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26870439
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Environmental policy and social systems; Environmental impact assessment
• Research Institution: Sophia University (2016-2017); Nagasaki University (2014-2015)
• Principal Investigator: HORIE Tetsuya 上智大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (40634332)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 野生動物 / 生態系保全 / 森林 / サンゴ / 農家 / 赤土流出

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We explored three separate projects. First project is on the cost effective spatial management of wildlife using mongoose data in Amami island. We also evaluated the technical efficiencies of minimizing the damage caused by wildlife in Japan, using prefecture data in Japan. We also explored the factors determining the probabilities of tree disease in Japan using the grid data.
The second project is empirically showed the determinant factors of farmers' decision over red soil runoff mitigation from their farmlands to protect the watershed ecosystem. We conducted the analysis using our original data obtained at Kume Island in Japan. The third project is to review the studies of ecosystem conservation policy in the U.S. so that we can learn the lessons the advanced economic schemes for the conservation policy.

Free Research Field

環境経済学