Assessing residents willingness to pay and participate in tree planting at Brgy. Diegas, Basilisa, Province of Dinagat Island
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Assessing residents willingness to pay and participate in tree planting at Brgy. Diegas, Basilisa, Province of Dinagat Island
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The study aims to assess the residents’ willingness to pay and participate in tree planting activities in Brgy. Diegas, Basilisa, PDI. There are 295 random participants or respondents who had been interviewed in Brgy, Diegas with a total of 174 males and 121 females respectively. With the frequency and percent distribution across their demographic profile ages 21-30 had 43%, 31-40 had 39%, and 40 above which is 18% with this there are many of the ages 21-30 years old had been interviewed in the said Barangay. In the willingness to donate for tree planting the respondents wish to donate Php 21.00 – Php 40.00 which there are a total of 227, while there are also willing to donate Php 1.00 – Php 20.00 around 11 respondents, and Php 41.00 – Php 60.00 with the total of 14 respondents and also a total of 43 respondents who are not willing to donate for tree planting activity. For the willingness to participate for tree planting there are 89 or 30% respondents who are not willing to participate for tree planting on the other note out of 295 respondents there are 206 or 70% who are willing to participate in tree planting with a duration of 1-2 hours. In more particular observation not all respondents are willing to participate and to donate at the same time because there are 175 respondents or 59% that are willing to participate in tree planting but not willing to pay or donate.
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