Shadi Teifoori

Assessment of socio-economic results of preventing Kelussia odoratissima extinction within biodiversity conservation project in the central Zagros

Abstract

Man had symbiosis with natural resources specially plant cover from the very beginning of his creation. Natural resources have gradually decreasedas a result of low range in attention and inefficiency in conservation policies. Project of cultivating Kelussia odoratissima in Fereydonshahr started having aim to multiple uses of rangelands and establishing productive secondary products to prevent soil erosion and marginal farms and also preserving the habitat of this endangered species. 85 Kelussia project participant harvesters were studied to determine motivational factors to crop this plant. Logit Regression model in Shazam software show that variables of "desire to perform new experiment" and "desire to participate in similar project" were most important factors and statistically significant at the 1% level and Also number of "satisfaction from received assistant ", "history of agricultural job", "education", "age"," marriage ", "female" are the next factors affecting in acceptation, in which are significant statistically at 5%. Maximum of Weighted Aggregated Elastity related to "desire to new experiment" variable. If new projects increase at range of 1%, desire to assist increase 0.93%, in addition to if one woman participate probability of partnership increase 0.014%. according to economic multiple uses for determining rangelands potential ,it is suggested to investigate effective socio-economic factors in acceptation projects