Community users’ and experts’ perspective on community forestry in Nepal: a SWOT–AHP analysis

Kc, Birendra; Stainback, G. Andrew; Chhetri, Bir Bahadur Khanal

doi:10.1080/14728028.2014.929982

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“…The local priority of each individual factor within one category was multiplied with the share of the global priority score of that category. The priority scores of the strengths and opportunities were combined and interpreted to have positive values, and the sums of the weakness and threat scores were interpreted to have negative priority values [ 22 , 27 , 31 ]. The itemized perceptions of each stakeholder group regarding SFM implementation in Nepal are presented in detail below.…”

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“…Likewise, Stainback et al [ 25 ] explored how stakeholders in Rwanda perceive the agroforestry program being implemented for small landowners using SWOT-AHP analysis. KC et al [ 22 ] also employed this method to investigate the perceptions of community users and experts of the CF program in Nepal.…”

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“…We used the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analytic hierarchical process (SWOT-AHP) framework to understand how stakeholders perceive the internal strengths and weaknesses as well as external opportunities and threats related to SFM practices in Nepal. While SWOT-AHP has been previously used to study Nepal’s community forestry program in general [ 22 ], our study, to the best of our knowledge, is the first effort to use this framework to understand stakeholder perceptions concerning recently introduced SFM implementation policy.…”

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Stakeholder opinions on scientific forest management policy implementation in Nepal

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Despite its widespread recognition as a successful model of participatory forest management, the community forestry program in Nepal is often criticized for its protection-oriented emphasis. Recognizing the need for more active timber management, the government of Nepal recently adopted a scientific forest management (SFM) policy in the lowland tropical region. In this study, strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat analytical hierarchical process criteria were employed to understand stakeholder perceptions concerning SFM implementation in Nepal. The overall perception was prioritized in the order of strengths (35%), threats (28%), opportunities (22%), and weaknesses (16%). The study results suggest that there is agreement among stakeholders regarding the need for active management of forests in the tropical lowland region. However, the perceptions of academic researchers and non-government organization professionals differed from those of the other stakeholders in that those two groups were more concerned about potential corruption and uncertainties surrounding policy and legal issues. The findings suggest that the long-term success of SFM may depend on the ability of the government to develop a mechanism that is transparent and capable of ensuring equitable benefit sharing among stakeholders. While the stakeholder perception analysis performed in this study was focused on SFM implementation in Nepal, the results could have implications for other countries that practice the participatory model of forest governance as well.

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“…Prior to the establishment of GCAP, there was an active community forestry program. Although the community forestry programs claim lack of benefits for the poor and marginalized residents [26,31,53,54], fulfilment of basic needs of forest products (e.g., fuelwood and fodder) is considered as one of its strengths [76]. Thus, skepticism with regards to the implementation of GCAP and its expected outcomes (e.g., more focus on conservation rather than on livelihoods) may have played a crucial role for non-participation, especially among residents with high dependency on natural resources.…”

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Factors Associated with Conservation Participation by Local Communities in Gaurishankar Conservation Area Project, Nepal

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Information about the factors associated with conservation participation by local communities is important to garner support and involvement within a natural protected area. This research examined how residents’ natural resource dependency and other social, economic, and access-related variables predict conservation participation. Data were collected based on a stratified random sampling of households from Gaurishankar Conservation Area Project (GCAP)—a newly designated mountainous protected area in Nepal. Analysis was conducted via an ordered logistic regression model. Higher levels of participation were observed among households that comprised of a larger family size, belonged to a higher caste/ethnicity, resided in higher elevations, and noted frequent visits and interactions with park management staff. However, natural resources dependency (i.e., income and fuelwood fodder) lacked a statistically significant relationship with conservation participation. Similarly, the economic dimension (i.e., land holdings and total livestock unit) was not a significant predictor of participation. Overall, key findings suggest that conservation participation at GCAP needs to be improved with multiple outreach activities, especially to resource-dependent households. More specifically, it is important to ensure equitable access so that locals can participate in programs that provide alternative resource use options, skills development, and trainings for income generation activities.

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“…La diversidad de variedades ha demostrado ser un mecanismo idóneo para hacer llegar al productor, porque se incorporan nuevos conocimientos sobre las tecnologías, en función de las necesidades, preferencias y condiciones productivas (Ly et al, 2016). Involucrar a los beneficiarios en el proceso de planificación es una forma de aumentar la productividad y la sostenibilidad de la utilización de los recursos (Birendra et al, 2014). El uso de varias variedades de arroz es relevante para la diversificar la producción del grano, ayuda a transformar la comida, que puede ser usada con diferentes objetivos en la alimentación diaria (Dingkuhn et al, 2015).…”

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Respuesta agronómica y productiva de ocho variedades de arroz bajo condiciones de manejo agroecológico

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Los sistemas de arroz convencionales consumen grandes cantidades de agroquímicos y dan como resultado la contaminación de los agroecosistemas. Por lo tanto, deben desarrollarse sistemas de producción de arroz con ahorro de agroquímicos y alta eficiencia de uso de recursos. El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar el efecto agroproductivo de ocho variedades de arroz de ciclo medio en el aumento de la productividad del cultivo bajo condiciones de manejo agroecológico. La siembra de las variedades se realizó de forma manual, directa a voleo. Fueron evaluados los siguientes indicadores morfoproductivos, número de tallos fértiles por plantas, longitud de las plantas (cm), número de panículas por planta, número de granos por panículas, longitud de la panícula (cm), masa de 1000 semillas (g) y el rendimiento (t ha-1). Los resultados indicaron que las variedades de arroz IA-31 y ILP-5 presentaron el mejor desempeño agronómico y productivo. La agrupación de los cultivares mostró patrones de asociaciones entre los caracteres morfológicos y los cultivares. El estudio actual indicó que los rasgos fenológicos y productivos fueron útiles para la evaluación preliminar de las variedades y pueden usarse como un enfoque de amplio espectro para comparar la diversidad genética de los cultivares de arroz bajo condiciones agroecológicas.

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Community users’ and experts’ perspective on community forestry in Nepal: a SWOT–AHP analysis

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Stakeholder opinions on scientific forest management policy implementation in Nepal

Stakeholder opinions on scientific forest management policy implementation in Nepal

Factors Associated with Conservation Participation by Local Communities in Gaurishankar Conservation Area Project, Nepal

Respuesta agronómica y productiva de ocho variedades de arroz bajo condiciones de manejo agroecológico

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