Beyond the Biophysical: Contribution of Community Forestry in Building Social-Ecological Resilience

Sapkota, Lok Mani; Silori, Chandra Shekhar; Dangal, Shambhu; Than, Maung Maung; Sokchea, Tol; Chhneang, Kirivuth; Aung, Kyaw Thu; Chau, Tran Van; Katwal, Neeraj

doi:10.1007/978-981-19-0071-6_9

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated this problem, particularly in remote forest-dependent communities that face limited access to public services and information, leading to socio-economic challenges (see Appendix 3 for problem trees of forest dependence in the three study sites). Despite the extensive documentation of the pandemic's impacts on public health, the economy, and the environment (Ali et al, 2020;Amador-Jiménez et al, 2020;Lindsey et al, 2020;Laudari et al, 2021;Njana et al, 2021;Maraseni et al, 2022;My et al, 2023), studies focusing on the safeguarding role of forests in the study area are still limited (Sapkota, et al, 2022). Moreover, there is limited research on the livelihood impacts of the pandemic on forest-resource use, particularly in developing countries within Southeast Asia.…”

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Understanding the Safeguarding Role of Forest Resources and Its Determinants During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia

Kien,

Dinh,

2024

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Sustainable forest management can play a vital role in building resilient economies and communities that can withstand pandemics, climate change, and other global challenges. Through a comprehensive analysis of local communities surrounding protected areas, we examine the extent of forest reliance for livelihoods and identify key drivers behind changes in forest-resource use during the pre-pandemic in 2019 and post-pandemic in 2022. The study's findings reveal a noteworthy increase in the proportion of land utilized for livelihood activities, especially for production forests, in study sites between 2019 and 2022. Local communities still heavily rely on forest resources for their livelihoods, with a significant increase in household income derived from forest-based activities between 2019 and 2022, approximately 112.1%, 28.7%, and 1.68% for Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, respectively. Additionally, the study highlights an upsurge in forest dependence during the pandemic period, emphasizing the importance of forests in safeguarding the economies of forest-dependent communities. Findings also shed light on the determinants of forest dependence changes amid the pandemic, including income from forests, poverty status, minority group status, and receipt of COVID-19 relief. These results provide valuable insights into the relationship between forest resources and rural livelihoods for promoting sustainable forest management and safeguarding the well-being of local communities in the face of future challenges.

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