Resource Use Dynamics and Land-Cover Change in Ang Nhai Village and Phou Phanang National Reserve Forest, Lao PDR |
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Authors: | Sithong Thongmanivong Yayoi Fujita Jeff Fox |
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Institution: | (1) Faculty of Forestry, National University of Laos, Vientiane, Laos;(2) Kobe University, Kobe, Japan |
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Abstract: | This study integrated aerial photographs from 1952, 1981, and 1998, and a satellite image from 2000 with oral histories and
socioeconomic surveys to assess changes in forest and land cover in Ang Nhai village, Laos. The study documents the history
of resource use and changes in household access to resources in the village. Three distinctive trends were observed in terms
of forest and land cover—forest degradation, deforestation, and regeneration. Project results suggest that land and forest
cover change dynamically under different circumstances. The case study also points out that integration into the market economy
can induce intensification of unused lowland areas, while removing pressures from upland areas previously used for supplementing
agricultural production. In addition, the creation of a national reserve forest to restrict local access and forest use was
an ineffective tool for regulating encroachment and logging activities. |
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Keywords: | Land-use/land-cover change Forest degradation Deforestation Regeneration Environmental history Laos |
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