As attention to individual responsibility and the potential for self-realization through responsibilization grows, there is a need for better understanding of how environmental governance is also changing. In considering changes in community forestry priorities, from reversing deforestation to environmental governance, it is essential to understand how environmental responsibilities are being shifted to individuals and how people react to particular environmental conditions within such changes. In community forestry, farmers` decisions to receive and provide environmental services are guided by rational choices and market mechanisms. This study assessed how farmers value irrigation water supply services from community forests based on the economic and environmental importance of these services. The study also investigated whether responsibilization persists and reframes individual choices to pay for environmental services. Rajapani community forest user group in Rupandehi district, Nepal, was selected for the study due to its ongoing procedures to supply water for irrigation in the village. For data collection farmers were purposively selected to represent different well-being status, gender and distance of paddy field from the water source. Contingent valuation and focus group discussions were employed as research methods. The study revealed that mean willingness of the farmers to pay was USD 77.13 per ha per year for irrigation water. Distance from paddy field to water source, well-being status, education, age, gender and caste of the farmers were tested against willingness to pay (WTP). Pearson correlation tests showed distance of paddy field from water source, well-being status and gender have a substantial influence on the individual's WTP. Farmers also expressed substantial concern for the sustainability of water resources, and were exposed to responsibilizing discourses mainly because they were willing to emphasize personal action to respond to the situation and overcome potential imposed threats of climate change. The shifting forms of environmental governance have implications for responsibilizing service providers and receivers in payment for environmental services, and opens a new discourse in community forestry.

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农民对环境服务付费的责任：尼泊尔社区林业的经验教训

随着对个人责任的关注和通过责任实现自我实现的潜力的增长，需要更好地了解环境治理也在发生变化。在考虑社区林业优先事项的变化时，从逆转森林砍伐到环境治理，了解环境责任如何转移到个人以及人们如何在此类变化中对特定环境条件做出反应至关重要。在社区林业中，农民接受和提供环境服务的决定受理性选择和市场机制的指导。本研究根据社区森林灌溉供水服务的经济和环境重要性评估了农民如何评价这些服务。该研究还调查了责任化是否持续存在并重新构建个人选择以支付环境服务费用。尼泊尔 Rupandehi 区的 Rajapani 社区森林用户小组被选中进行研究，因为该小组正在进行为村庄灌溉供水的程序。为了收集数据，有目的地选择农民来代表不同的福祉状况、性别和稻田与水源的距离。条件评估和焦点小组讨论被用作研究方法。研究表明，农民平均愿意为灌溉水支付每公顷每年 77.13 美元。从稻田到水源的距离、福祉状况、教育、年龄、性别和农民的种姓都根据支付意愿（WTP）进行了测试。Pearson 相关性检验表明，稻田与水源的距离、幸福状况和性别对个体的 WTP 有显着影响。农民还对水资源的可持续性表达了极大的关注，并且主要因为他们愿意强调个人行动来应对这种情况并克服潜在的气候变化威胁，因此他们接触到了有关责任的话语。环境治理形式的转变对服务提供者和接受者在环境服务支付方面的责任产生影响，并开启了社区林业的新话语。并且接触到负责的话语主要是因为他们愿意强调个人行动来应对这种情况并克服潜在的气候变化威胁。环境治理形式的转变对服务提供者和接受者在环境服务支付方面的责任产生影响，并开启了社区林业的新话语。并且接触到负责的话语主要是因为他们愿意强调个人行动来应对这种情况并克服潜在的气候变化威胁。环境治理形式的转变对服务提供者和接受者在环境服务支付方面的责任产生影响，并开启了社区林业的新话语。