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The Conversion of Cropland to Forest and Grassland Program (CCFG), which was initiated by the Chinese government in 1999,
is a cropland retirement program with integrated objectives for ecological preservation and local development. The purpose
of this article was to study the influencing factors of attitude and economic strategies in rural households toward the CCFG.
Rural households’ knowledge, attitude and economic strategies toward the CCFG were investigated through a questionnaire survey
in Qira, China. Influencing factors of attitude and strategies of households were analyzed using a logit model technique.
The analysis indicated that household’s income level, environmental knowledge of the program, and program implementation were
significant influencing factors in a household’s attitude toward the CCFG, while major influencing factors of household strategies
were their regional background and availability of income generation sources. Meaningful association was not found between
attitude and strategy choices. Rich households had more strategy choices, while poor households were usually confined to low
input strategies with uncertain income. To sustain their livelihood, the poor need extra assistances in marketing, loan granting,
employment training, information, and technical services. 相似文献
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Sanjiang National Nature Reserve (NNR) is a state-owned natural wetland in China that has suffered severe degradation due
to cultivation and wetland reclamation by farmers. As a consequence, the conversion of cultivated land to wetlands (CCW) was
proposed by the government of Heilongjiang province and the United Nations Development Programme/Global Environment Facility
(UNDP/GEF) project team in 2007. We suggest that voluntary participation in the CCW could be an important tool for accomplishing
the integrated objectives of wetland conservation and local development. The purpose of this study was to examine the main
factors that influence farmers’ willingness to participate in the CCW through a field investigation and a questionnaire. Based
on the data from our questionnaire, which provided an effective sample of 310 households in 11 villages, the influencing factors
of farmers’ willingness to participate were analyzed through binary logistic regression analyses. It was concluded that age,
education, the amount of cultivated land, geographical location, and the perceived benefits and risks were important factors
for participation. Furthermore, suggestions for improving the wetland compensation system and providing alternative livelihoods
are proposed to strengthen participation. 相似文献
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South Korea’s Civilian Control Zone (CCZ), a relatively untouched area due to tight military oversight since the end of Korean
War, has received considerable attention nationally and internationally for its rich biodiversity. However, the exclusion
of local communities from the process of defining problems and goals and of setting priorities for biodiversity conservation
has halted a series of biodiversity conservation efforts. Through qualitative research, we explored CCZ farmers’ views of
key problems and issues and also the sources of their opposition to the government-initiated conservation approaches. Key
findings include the farmers’ concerns about the impact of conservation restrictions on their access to necessary resources
needed to farm, wildlife impacts on the value of rice and other agricultural goods they produce, and farmers’ strong distrust
of government, the military, and planners, based on their experiences with past conservation processes. The findings regarding
farmers’ perceptions should prove useful for the design of future participatory planning processes for biodiversity conservation
in the CCZ. This case highlights how conservative measures, perceived to be imposed from above—however scientifically valuable—can
be undermined and suggests the value that must be placed on communication among planners and stakeholders. 相似文献
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Local Residents Perception of Benefits and Losses From Protected Areas in India and Nepal 总被引:2,自引:1,他引:1
High densities of people living around protected areas (PAs) in South Asia require management strategies to balance conservation
goals and livelihood needs. Based on a survey of 777 households around five PAs in India and Nepal, this paper provides a
comparative perspective of Indian and Nepali households’ views of protected area benefits and costs, their attitude toward
conservation in general, and attitude toward protected area staff. Results indicate mixed responses towards tourism, varying
from very favorable in Nepal to less favorable in India. The majority (81%) held positive attitudes towards the existence
and importance of PAs but had negative perceptions of PA staff (69%). Most residents perceived benefits from access to fuel
wood, fodder and other PA resources including benefits from tourism, while crop and livestock losses from wildlife were the
main costs. Households overall positive attitudes towards the PAs and conservation despite high losses from living around
PAs suggests that local residents may support conservation if their livelihood needs are met. Comparisons of household attitudes
and perceptions suggest that locally based strategies rather than top-down approaches are likely to be more effective. Extending
PA benefits to smaller landholders, households that are highly resource-dependent or experiencing higher income losses from
human-wildlife conflicts, and less educated residents are particularly important to balance costs and losses from living around
protected areas. 相似文献
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Guillerme S Kumar BM Menon A Hinnewinkel C Maire E Santhoshkumar AV 《Environmental management》2011,48(2):351-364
Agroforestry systems are fundamental features of the rural landscape of the Indian state of Kerala. Yet these mixed species
systems are increasingly being replaced by monocultures. This paper explores how public policies on land tenure, agriculture,
forestry and tree growing on private lands have interacted with farmer preferences in shaping land use dynamics and agroforestry
practices. It argues that not only is there no specific policy for agroforestry in Kerala, but also that the existing sectoral
policies of land tenure, agriculture, and forestry contributed to promoting plantation crops, even among marginal farmers.
Forest policies, which impose restrictions on timber extraction from farmers’ fields under the garb of protecting natural
forests, have often acted as a disincentive to maintaining tree-based mixed production systems on farmlands. The paper argues
that public policies interact with farmers’ preferences in determining land use practices. 相似文献
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Nkuba Michael Robert Chanda Raban Mmopelwa Gagoitseope Kato Edward Mangheni Margaret N. Lesolle David 《Environmental management》2020,65(4):500-516
Environmental Management - This paper investigates the influence of using indigenous forecasts (IF) and scientific forecasts (SF) on arable farmers’ adaptation methods in the Rwenzori region,... 相似文献
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Technical and socio-economic characteristics are known to determine different types of fishers and their livelihood strategies. Faced with declining fish and water resources, small-scale fisheries engage into transformations in livelihood and fishing practices. The paper is an attempt to understand these changes and their socio-economic patterns, in the case of Singkarak Lake in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Based upon the hypothesis that riparian communities have diverse, complex yet structured and dynamic livelihood systems, the paper’s main objective is to study, document and model the actual diversity in livelihood, practices and performance of inland small-scale fisheries along the Singkarak Lake, to picture how households are adapted to the situation, and propose an updated, workable model (typology) of those for policy. Principal component analysis and cluster analysis were used to develop a typology of fishing households. The results show that small-scale fishers can be classified into different types characterized by distinct livelihood strategies. Three household types are identified, namely “farming fishers” households (type I, 30 %), “fishing farmers” households (type II, 30 %), and “mainly fishers” households (type III, 40 %). There are significant differences among these groups in the number of boats owned, annual fishing income, agriculture income and farming experience. Type I consists of farming fishers, well equipped, with high fishing costs and income, yet with the lowest return on fishing assets. They are also landowners with farming income, showing the lowest return on land capital. Type II includes poor fishing farmers, landowners with higher farming income; they show the highest return on land asset. They have less fishing equipment, costs and income. Type III (mainly fishers) consists of poorer, younger fishers, with highest return on fishing assets and on fishing costs. They have little land, low farming income, and diversified livelihood sources. The nature of their livelihood strategies is discussed for each identified group. This helps to understand the complexity and diversity of small-scale fishers, particularly in the study area which is still poorly known. This paper concludes with policy implication and possible management initiatives for environmentally prudent policy aiming at improvement of fishers’ livelihood. 相似文献
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This paper analyzes livelihood change and livelihood sustainability of households in the upland part of the Lembang subwatershed,
West Sumatra, in response to changes in the natural resource management context during the last decade. Using the sustainable
livelihood framework (SLF), we measured livelihood changes at two separate points in time, 1996 and 2006, and assessed their
environmental, economic, social, and institutional sustainability. We found that people with a low income had less access
to capital assets than people from middle- and high-income groups. Our analysis revealed, however, that access to capital
assets increased over time, and that poor households experienced economic improvement, indicating an overall increase in economic
sustainability. Environmental sustainability, however, is threatened by intensive agricultural practices such as high agrochemical
input and intensive soil tillage on steep slopes, leading to pollution and soil erosion. Social sustainability is also a matter
of concern: while social exclusion has been reduced, income inequity has increased. Institutional sustainability is likely
to remain uncertain, as local institutions for natural resource management are still weak, despite the fact that decentralization
has been implemented during the last 8 years. External facilitation is needed to improve the livelihood of upland people while,
at the same time, enhancing the sustainability of watershed management. Strengthening local institutions, conserving natural
resources, and promoting environmentally sound agricultural practices are the three most important policies to be promoted
within the watershed. 相似文献
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The hydrological conditions of the Lower Mekong Basin support a multitude of ecosystem services. Processes that influence water flow in the Mekong River will thus have implications for the tens of millions of people whose livelihoods depend on these services. This study presents an assessment of livelihood susceptibility to hydrological change in the Lower Mekong Basin. Using an index‐based approach, susceptibility scores were calculated for 2,703 households. Using those scores, we compared average household susceptibility across the basin, among countries and among eco‐zones. Due to their greater livelihood dependency on water‐related activities, mean household susceptibility was higher in Vietnam than in Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand. Households in Northern Laos also had high susceptibility, which was attributed to their low adaptive capacity. The findings suggest that policies aimed at reducing vulnerability to hydrological change in the Lower Mekong Basin should account for geographic context. Further, they highlight how policies may be able to strategically target the most susceptible households, but that poorly designed policies have the potential to exacerbate vulnerability. In the face of high uncertainty surrounding hydrological change in the Lower Mekong Basin, our assessment of susceptibility should help inform precautionary water management policies and provide baseline information needed for more comprehensive vulnerability assessments. 相似文献
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Pamela D. McElwee 《Environmental management》2010,45(1):113-131
This article examines the use of forests in a protected area by nearby agriculturalists in central Vietnam. Research indicates
that the majority of rural farmers interviewed who lived near a state designated protected area were receiving both subsistence
and cash incomes from forest-based activities, primarily from the collection of forest products. However, much of the collection
of forest produce was officially illegal, as it occurred in state protected forests, and interdiction efforts were on the
increase. Yet, little attention has been paid in Vietnam to the need for income substitution for households who lose access
to forest produce as a result of conservation enforcement, particularly in the case of farmers who live near, but not in,
protected areas; their resources use has been ‘invisible’ due to a lack of attention and research on the topic. This misunderstanding
of the importance of forests to rural farmers has the potential to result in households facing adverse welfare and livelihood
outcomes as protected areas boundaries are tightened, and local communities face increased opportunity costs due to stricter
conservation enforcement. The article concludes that substitution for loss of income due to conservation activities would
best be achieved through carefully targeted interventions to specific high-impact and high-dependency households. Additionally,
investments in new sources of wage labor and other low capital-input activities, rather than in agriculture, would likely
be of most benefit. 相似文献
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This paper investigates local recognition of the link between incentive-based program (IBP) benefits and conservation, and
how perceptions of benefits and linkage influence attitudes in communities surrounding Chitwan National Park, Nepal. A survey
of 189 households conducted between October and December 2004 examined local residents’ perceived benefits, their attitudes
toward park management, and perception of linkages between conservation and livelihoods. Linkage perceptions were measured
by a scale compared with a respondent’s recognition of benefits to determine whether IBPs establish a connection between benefits
and livelihoods. An attitude scale was also created to compare attitudes toward park management with perceptions of benefits
and linkage to determine if IBPs led to positive attitudes, and if the recognition of a direct tie between livelihoods and
natural resources made attitudes more favorable. Research results indicate that as acknowledgement of benefit increases, so
does the perception of linkage between the resource and livelihoods. Similarly, when perceived benefit increases, so too does
attitude towards management. Positive attitude towards park management is influenced more by perception of livelihood dependence
on resources than on benefits received from the park. However, overwhelming positive support voiced for conservation did not
coincide with conduct. In spite of the positive attitudes and high perception of linkage, people did not necessarily behave
in a way compatible with conservation. This suggests that while benefits alone can lead to positive attitudes, without clear
linkages to conservation, the IBP may lose persuasion when alternative options—conflicting with conservation objectives—arise
promising to provide greater economic benefit. 相似文献
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Nathanael D. Wiseman 《Local Environment》2013,18(9):1024-1045
This article examines key socio-ecological interactions identified during a climate change vulnerability assessment in the Alinytjara Wilurara natural resources management (NRM) region of South Australia. The complex local socio-ecological interactions are highlighted to guide a response to the challenge of adapting to climate change within the region. Recognising several key desert drivers which perpetuate degraded socio-ecological systems, this article recommends that a range of strategies be employed simultaneously to enhance local environmental management in association with remote indigenous communities, including: linking people and NRM more closely; tracking funding but ensuring systems can withstand periods of limited financial support; developing cross-sectoral and cross-institutional links; empowering and engaging communities; communicating effectively; and actively supporting local and traditional environmental knowledge. Unless climate change adaptation responses within the region are conceptualised and enacted within the context of complex local socio-ecological systems, NRM will not improve and social vulnerability will increase. 相似文献
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This paper situates livelihood adaptations in two coastal villages within the broader context of Belize's colonial and post-colonial history and environmental processes of change. Through observations, qualitative interviews, and archival reviews, we explore the dynamics of livelihood change and analyse the diverse factors that have been influencing options and adaptation over time. The results reveal that both villages have undergone profound changes in livelihoods and productive activities on several occasions. While the villages' histories, geographies, and cultures are different, similarities in long-term trends include the transition from land-based to marine resources and the decline of small-scale agriculture. Our analysis illuminates the deep connections between local livelihoods and national as well as global political–economic processes, which favour extraction and export of natural resources throughout the period investigated, whereby resource access and market mechanisms create and constrict adaptation options for the villagers. Gradual environmental changes, such as erosion, and episodic events, such as hurricanes, have also influenced livelihood shifts and adaptations in combination with a wide range of political–economic factors. Despite the demonstrated importance of the influence of history and dimensions of political economy on contemporary adaptation options in the communities studied, the literature on climate change adaptation inadequately accounts for these factors. This paper adds new perspectives to current debates in climate change research by emphasising that longer temporal dimensions of livelihood change are important for understanding the current context for adaptation. 相似文献
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Karel De Greef Frans Stafleu Carolien De Lauwere 《Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics》2006,19(1):57-66
Public debate on acceptable farm animal husbandry suffers from a confusion of tongues. To clarify positions of various stakeholder
groups in their joint search for acceptable solutions, the concept of animal welfare was split up into three notions: no suffering,
respect for intrinsic value, and non-appalling appearance of animals. This strategy was based on the hypothesis that multi-stakeholder
solutions should be based on shared values rather than on compromises. The usefulness of such an artificial value distinction
strategy was tested in a small series of experiments. The results demonstrate that the chosen concept to distinguish between
values is effective in a stakeholder context. Farmers’ views on doing good to animals appeared to be largely based on their
value to prevent suffering and predominantly focused on the provision of regular care. Their priority for this value is clearly
shared with other stakeholders, providing a basis for joint solutions. The concept of intrinsic value does not play a discernable
role in farmers’ considerations. Based on the varying views on welfare, it can be inferred that there is a gradual rather
than a principal difference between government legislation and farmers’ values, whereas public perception and acceptance of
farm practices remains complicated. Distinction between value groups and focusing on a selected notion (such as no suffering)
proved to be effective in bringing representatives of stakeholder groups together, but is unlikely to bridge the emotional
gap between commercial farm practices and public ideals. 相似文献
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Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Change and Agricultural Adaptation Strategies in Rural Sahel 总被引:17,自引:3,他引:14
Farmers in the Sahel have always been facing climatic variability at intra- and inter-annual and decadal time scales. While
coping and adaptation strategies have traditionally included crop diversification, mobility, livelihood diversification, and
migration, singling out climate as a direct driver of changes is not so simple. Using focus group interviews and a household
survey, this study analyzes the perceptions of climate change and the strategies for coping and adaptation by sedentary farmers
in the savanna zone of central Senegal. Households are aware of climate variability and identify wind and occasional excess
rainfall as the most destructive climate factors. Households attribute poor livestock health, reduced crop yields and a range
of other problems to climate factors, especially wind. However, when questions on land use and livelihood change are not asked
directly in a climate context, households and groups assign economic, political, and social rather than climate factors as
the main reasons for change. It is concluded that the communities studied have a high awareness of climate issues, but climatic
narratives are likely to influence responses when questions mention climate. Change in land use and livelihood strategies
is driven by adaptation to a range of factors of which climate appears not to be the most important. Implications for policy-making
on agricultural and economic development will be to focus on providing flexible options rather than specific solutions to
uncertain climate. 相似文献
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Cuong Van Hoang Tuyen Quang Tran Yen Hai Thi Nguyen Lan Thanh Nguyen 《Natural resources forum》2020,44(4):311-333
Using secondary data from a socio-economic quantitative household survey of the North Central region of Vietnam, the main aim of our study is to analyze the causal effect of forest resources on household income and poverty. Based on the observed characteristics of a forest-based livelihood and forest-related activities, we use a propensity score matching (PSM) method to control for potential bias arising from self-selection. The PSM results indicate that households with a forest-based livelihood had a higher level of income and lower poverty rates than did those without. Interestingly, our findings confirm that a forest-based livelihood offers much higher income than any other type of livelihood adopted by local households. Also, the poverty rate among households with a forest-based livelihood is lower than those earning non-labor income or engaged in wage/crop and crop livelihoods. Among households and provinces, we find varying opportunities deriving from forest resources, suggesting that there are potential barriers hindering local households from pursuing a forest livelihood or participating in some forest activities. Therefore, government policy and regulations on forest management should focus on improving the access of households to forest resources, while enhancing the sustainability of these resources. 相似文献
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Climate change is a significant environmental, social and environmental problem that has been identified by scientists in
consensus internationally. The Australian Government’s response is considered by environmental non-government organisations
(NGOs) to be inadequate. NGOs are ‘change agents’ of society, and in this role they are agitating to influence political decision-making
on climate change response.
This paper outlines the campaign strategies being used by Australian NGOs to attract public and political attention to the
issue of climate change. Using seven NGOs as case studies, the archival materials of these organisations were accessed and
analysed. Current academic and other literature also was used to reflect on their effectiveness. Four campaign themes and,
within these, fifteen activities were identified.
The results indicate that the notion of whether NGOs are undertaking an ‘revolutionary’ or ‘incremental’ approach, or any
other narrow strategic approach put forward by various scholars is too simple for analysing campaigns: none of the NGOs appear
to intentionally favour one type of strategy. The question raised by this finding is whether the NGOs’ current ‘multi-strategic’
approach is effective. This research contributes to filling the information gap with regard to NGO campaign strategies on
environmental issues, and highlights the need for further research. 相似文献
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A study of a watershed planning process in the Cache River Watershed in southern Illinois revealed that class divisions, based
on property ownership, underlay key conflicts over land use and decision-making relevant to resource use. A class analysis
of the region indicates that the planning process served to endorse and solidify the locally-dominant theory that landownership
confers the right to govern. This obscured the class differences between large full-time farmers and small-holders whose livelihood
depends on non-farm labor. These two groups generally opposed one another regarding wetland drainage. Their common identity
as “property owner” consolidated the power wielded locally by large farmers. It also provided an instrument – the planning
document – for state and federal government agencies to enhance their power and to bring resources to the region. The planning
process simultaneously ameliorated conflicts between government agencies and the large farmers, while enhancing the agencies’
capacity to reclaim wetlands. In this contradictory manner, the plan promoted the environmental aims of many small-holders,
and simultaneously disempowered them as actors in the region’s political economy.
An erratum to this article is available at . 相似文献
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An assessment of agricultural sustainability indicators in Bangladesh: review and synthesis 总被引:3,自引:2,他引:1
The term ‘indicator’ is often vague and heterogeneous, and its dynamic characteristics make it highly variable over time and
space. Based on reviews and synthesis, this study visualizes phenomena and highlights the trend of indicator selection criteria,
development methods, validation evaluation strategies for improvement. In contextualization of the intensification of agriculture
and climate change, we proposed a set of indicators for assessing agricultural sustainability in Bangladesh based on theoretically
proposed and practically applied indicators by researchers. Also, this article raises several issues of indicator system development
and presents a summary after due consideration. Finally, we underline multi-stakeholders’ participation in agricultural sustainability
assessment. 相似文献