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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.102004
	Forest conversion by the indigenous Kalasha of Pakistan: A household level analysis of socioeconomic drivers
	Zeb A.; Armstrong G.W.; Hamann A.
发表日期	2019
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	59
英文摘要	Indigenous groups in many parts of the world are often forest dependent societies, and thereby may also play a disproportionate role in protecting and managing threatened forest resources. Taking the Kalasha indigenous group of Pakistan as a test case, this study contributes a socio-economic analysis at the household level aimed at understanding factors that influence forest clearing decisions. The findings of the study may help to develop general policies that facilitate sustainable resource for indigenous and other marginalized forest-dependent communities. The analysis was based on a contrast of 74 households at the forest margin that cleared nearby forested land versus 49 households that did not clear. Survey results indicated that the prime motivation for conversion of forests was expansion for cropland (77%), livestock grazing (18%), and orchards (5%). We found that families with more members and fewer physical assets were more likely to clear forested land for agricultural expansion. Families with more members employed off-farm, and members of Joint Forest Management Committees were less likely to be involved in forest clearing. For poor households, fuel wood constituted the largest part of their total income and for households with off-farm income the smallest. Social factors, such as education, ethnicity, and forest ownership were not significantly associated with clearing of forests. We conclude that programs focusing on off-farm income generation opportunities targeted towards the poorest households would be the most effective policy intervention for lowering deforestation and forest conversion. © 2019
英文关键词	Cropland expansion; Economic drivers; Forest conversion; Indigenous Kalasha; Logit-tobit models; Pakistan; Social drivers
学科领域	agricultural intensification; community resource management; decision analysis; deforestation; economic impact; endangered species; environmental protection; forest ecosystem; forest resource; household income; household survey; indigenous population; social development; socioeconomic conditions
语种	英语
scopus关键词	agricultural intensification; community resource management; decision analysis; deforestation; economic impact; endangered species; environmental protection; forest ecosystem; forest resource; household income; household survey; indigenous population; social development; socioeconomic conditions
来源期刊	Global Environmental change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117000
作者单位	Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, 751 General, Services Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H1, Canada; Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal Dir (Upper), Pakistan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zeb A.,Armstrong G.W.,Hamann A.. Forest conversion by the indigenous Kalasha of Pakistan: A household level analysis of socioeconomic drivers[J],2019,59.
APA	Zeb A.,Armstrong G.W.,&Hamann A..(2019).Forest conversion by the indigenous Kalasha of Pakistan: A household level analysis of socioeconomic drivers.Global Environmental change,59.
MLA	Zeb A.,et al."Forest conversion by the indigenous Kalasha of Pakistan: A household level analysis of socioeconomic drivers".Global Environmental change 59(2019).