114 Table 4.4 shows summary of the bequest value calculation at three villages and
the Benuaq Dayak tribe. Table 4.4 Summary of the Bequest Value for Three Villages and the Benuaq Dayak
Village Bequest Value U.S.
Tepulang 304.83
Benung 872.26
Dingin 0.73
The Benuaq Dayak tribe 392.61
4.7.2.3 Existence Value
The existence value was estimated by questioning respondents about their preference of how their forest would be managed and used as either a plantation area, a
forest concession, or for coal mining. Table 4.3 shows the individual household preferences of existence value for the three villages at the research areas. Most of the
Tepulang Village households prefer their forest areas to be used as plantation areas. About 84 percent of the total households cast their preference for the plantation area.
Only 4 percent prefer the timber concession area and another 4 percent prefer the mining area.
Table 4.5 Household Preferences of Existence Value for the Three Villages
Factors Tepulang Benung
Dingin A B C A B C A B C
Number 21 1 1 15 1 1 33 5 4 Percentage 84 4 4 60 4 4 73 11 9
115 Where A =
Prefer plantation area B =
Prefer timber concession area C =
Prefer mining area The benefit transfer data that will be employed into the calculation is shown in
table 4.4. Table 4.4 is cited from Bogor Agriculture University 1999 and Mangunsong 2000.
Table 4.6 The Benefit Transfer Data of the TEC Value of the Three Land Uses
Land Uses Total Economic ValueYear
U.S. hayear Plantation Area
1,545
Timber Concession Area 8,554
Mining Area 7,926
Using the benefit transfer data of table 4.4, the Tepulang Village’s existence value is 19,686,999.24 rupiah per hectare per year U.S. 2,187.44 per hectare per year.
When it comes to estimating the existence value, about 60 percent of the Benung Village’s households preferred their forest areas to be plantation areas. About 4 percent
preferred timber concession areas and another 4 percent preferred mining areas. Using the benefit transfer data of table 4.4, the Benung Village’s existence value is
16,350,533.64 rupiah per hectare per year U.S. 1,816.73 per hectare per year. Most of the Dingin Village’s households preferred their forest areas to be
plantation areas. Up to 73 percent of their households cast their preference for it. Another 11 percent of the total households preferred their forest areas to be timber
Concession and 9 percent wanted mining areas. Using the benefit transfer data in table
116 4.4, the Dingin Village’s existence value is is 30,747,519.09 rupiah per hectare per year
U.S. 3,416.39 per hectare per year The Benuaq Dayak tribe’s average existence value for the three village is
22,261,684 rupiah per hectare per year U.S. 2,473.52 per hectare per year. Table 4.7 Summary of the Existence Value for the Three Villages and the Benuaq Dayak
Villages Existence Value U.S.
Tepulang 2,187.44
Benung 1,816.73
Dingin 3,416.39
The Benuaq Dayak Tribe 2,473.52
4.8 Perceptions of Current and Future Natural Resources
