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| DOI | 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.06.004 |
| An upside to globalization: International outmigration drives reforestation in Nepal | |
| Oldekop J.A.; Sims K.R.E.; Whittingham M.J.; Agrawal A. | |
| 发表日期 | 2018 |
| ISSN | 0959-3780 |
| 起始页码 | 66 |
| 结束页码 | 74 |
| 卷号 | 52 |
| 英文摘要 | Halting and reversing global forest loss is a key priority for sustainable development pathways. Multiple countries in the Global South have recently transitioned from net forest loss to net forest gain. Understanding and explaining reforestation patterns is necessary to better understand land cover dynamics and create more effective sustainability policies. We show that international migration – a key feature of globalization in the 21st century – spurs a transition to greater forest cover in Nepal. Although some aspects of globalization - agricultural commodity production and trade in particular - have been identified as contributing to deforestation, the effects of international migration are less well understood. Using data from Nepal's national census (1.36 Million households) and from high-resolution forest cover change, we find that international outmigration is associated with substantial increases in local forest cover, even after controlling for multiple confounding factors. We find that areas with international outmigration levels above the median in 2001 were 44% more likely to experience net reforestation between 2000–2012. This effect of outmigration is mediated by changes in population density and in household agricultural activity. Effects of outmigration are higher in more agriculturally suitable areas, suggesting that migration-driven forest transitions are influenced by agricultural production systems. We provide new empirical evidence of forest transition driven by international migration and a generalizable analytical approach to the study of forest transitions using secondary global and national datasets. Our results suggest that actions to reach global sustainability, biodiversity targets, and reduced emissions can be better designed and targeted by taking into account the effects of international migration on natural resources and ecosystems. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd |
| 英文关键词 | Forest transitions; Labor markets; Sustainable development goals |
| 学科领域 | agricultural production; analytical method; forest cover; globalization; international migration; labor market; nature-society relations; population density; reforestation; sustainability; sustainable development; vegetation dynamics; Nepal |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| scopus关键词 | agricultural production; analytical method; forest cover; globalization; international migration; labor market; nature-society relations; population density; reforestation; sustainability; sustainable development; vegetation dynamics; Nepal |
| 来源期刊 | Global Environmental change
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| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117113 |
| 作者单位 | School of Natural Resources and Environment, The University of MichiganMI 48109, United States; School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Biology, Newcastle UniversityNE1 7RU, United Kingdom; Department of Geography, The University of SheffieldS10 2TN, United Kingdom; Departments of Economics and Environmental Studies, Amherst CollegeMA 01002, United States |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Oldekop J.A.,Sims K.R.E.,Whittingham M.J.,et al. An upside to globalization: International outmigration drives reforestation in Nepal[J],2018,52. |
| APA | Oldekop J.A.,Sims K.R.E.,Whittingham M.J.,&Agrawal A..(2018).An upside to globalization: International outmigration drives reforestation in Nepal.Global Environmental change,52. |
| MLA | Oldekop J.A.,et al."An upside to globalization: International outmigration drives reforestation in Nepal".Global Environmental change 52(2018). |
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