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Thematic Session: Land use and ecosystem restoration in the Iberian Peninsula (Streaming) Location: B009 Session Chair: Maria L. Loureiro, Univgersity Santiago de Compostela Session Chair: Lígia Pinto, University of Minho | |
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Exploring preferences towards forest fire prevention in Portugal: Results from a discrete choice experiment 1: University of Minho, Portugal; 2: University of Trás os Montes e Alto Douro Portugal’s recurrent extreme wildfire seasons highlight the need to rebalance from suppression toward prevention and integrated landscape management. We design and implement a discrete choice experiment (DCE) in Portugal to elicit willingness to pay for attributes and co-benefits of a forest fire prevention program. A mixed-logit model shows significant preferences for all attributes, with the highest value attributed to preserving fauna and flora, followed by promoting the local forest economy and recreation and leisure. Although respondents rank firefighting as the most urgent priority in forest policy, ahead of prevention and restoration, our model results support prevention bundles that deliver biodiversity and socioeconomic co-benefits. Results are indicative due to the small, non-probabilistic sample, but provide actionable signals for prevention program design. | |