Nature conservation on private land: Natural Reserves of Civil Society in Valle del Cauca

Natural Reserves of the Civil Society in Colombia plays an important role in the conservation of ecosystems. This paper investigates why the owners of private areas in Valle del Cauca preserve nature in their properties. Explanations among economic rational choice theory, economic theory on reciprocal altruistic behavior and the theory of social psychology on the values of cultural orientation are considered. We found the predominant reasons for the establishment of nature reserves are self-interest and appreciation of the nature by land owners.

• Tipo de recurso: http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6692
• Fecha de publicación: 2016
• Institución: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
• Repositorio: RiUPTC: Repositorio Institucional UPTC
• Idioma: spa; eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.uptc.edu.co:001/11927
• Acceso en línea: https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/3732; https://repositorio.uptc.edu.co/handle/001/11927
• Palabra clave: conservation of nature; Natural Reserves of Civil Society; incentives; rational choice; altruism; cultural values orientation; Conservación de la Naturaleza; Reservas Naturales de la Sociedad Civil; incentivos; elección racional; altruismo; valores de orientación cultural
• License: Copyright (c) 2016 Melissa Quintero López, Fabio Alberto Arias Arbeláez