Does Community-Based Management Improve Natural Resource Condition? Evidence from the Forests in Nepal

Tachibana, Towa; Adhikari, Sunit

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“…At present, nearly 14,000 forest user groups legally manage 1.1 million ha, or some 25%, of forestlandsincorporating about 1.5 million households (35% of total households) (Blaikie and Springate-Baginski, 2007). The program is widely viewed as a success in terms of both forest conservation and socio-economic development (Gilmour, 2003;Tachibana and Adhikari, 2009), particularly in the foothills of Nepal.…”

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confidence: 99%

Community forestry in the hills of Nepal: Determinants of user participation in forest management

Chhetri

Johnsen

Konoshima

et al. 2013

Forest Policy and Economics

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Community forestry in the hills of Nepal: Determinants of user participation in forest management

Chhetri

Johnsen

Konoshima

et al. 2013

Forest Policy and Economics

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“…https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355770X17000067 Tacconi et al, 2010). This is because the majority of PES programs in developing countries are implemented in forest ecosystems rather than in agro-ecosystems Tachibana and Adhikari, 2009). However, the potential of agro-ecosystems to restore or provide valuable ecosystem services is increasingly acknowledged (FAO, 2007b;Cole, 2010;Branca et al, 2011;Smith and Sullivan, 2014).…”

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The livelihood impacts of the Equitable Payments for Watershed Services (EPWS) Program in Morogoro, Tanzania

Kwayu

Paavola²,

Sallu³

2017

Envir. Dev. Econ.

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ABSTRACT. Research on PES programs in agro-ecosystems is recent and limited in developing countries. The authors use a multi-method, quasi-experimental impact evaluation approach to examine direct and indirect livelihood impacts of the Equitable Payments for Watershed Services (EPWS) program piloted in the Morogoro region in Tanzania. The evaluation is based on a survey of 116 program participants and 117 non-participants, 32 semi-structured interviews and 16 focus group discussions to complement the survey data. They find that, while the EPWS program incentives resulted in direct benefits, indirect benefits such as increased crop yields, higher land values, new employment opportunities, more knowledgeable farmers, improved leadership skills asThe authors thank the University of Dar es Salaam on behalf of the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology for granting permission to conduct this research. They thank EPWS-Morogoro staff, local community leaders, local government officers, farmers and enumerators for their support and participation in fieldwork. They gratefully acknowledge the support of the Government of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE) and the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds for funding this study.terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355770X17000067 Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 18.236.120.13, on 13 May 2018 at 03:05:24, subject to the Cambridge Core Environment and Development Economics 329 well as increased trust, expanded internal and external networks and strengthened institutions were more important. The results clearly indicate the potential of PES schemes to generate win-win outcomes in agro-ecosystems, but they also call for attention to equity in the design of PES programs implemented on agro-ecosystems.

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“…The implementing body of the CFUG is the Users' Committee elected at the annual General Assembly. The programme is considered a success in terms of both forest conservation and socioeconomic contribution (Kanel and Dahal, 2008;Tachibana and Adhikari, 2009), although concerns with elite capture and marginalisation of poor and low caste forest users are voiced (Gilmour, 2003). All CFUGs in the study areas restrict households from using substantial quantities of forest products, apart from the collection of smaller value products like forest litter and twigs which is unrestricted (Chhetri et al, 2012b).…”

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Forest Environmental Income and Its Role in Welfare Outcomes: An Empirical Evidence from Rural Nepal

Chhetri

2014

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Abstract:The paper empirically examines the contribution of forest-environmental income, and its role in wellbeing outcomes among the forest dependent households in rural Nepal. The results are based on a one-year survey of 303 households that included the detailed information on household demographics, income and assets and the people's perception in the change in their well-being compared to the last five year. To capture likely non-linear dynamics of well-being status, a probit regression model is tested. Overall, forest environmental income contributed an average of 16% of the total household income.Relative environmental reliance decreased with rising income while absolute environmental income increased. The perception of well-being was related to shock exposure and households' endowments to cope with shocks. In particular, households exposed to several consecutive shocks (two or more severe shocks) over the course of five years significantly reported to be worse-off. The limited role of forest in improving the well-beings of the households is associated with their limited access to the resources. Identification of income groups, their expected wealth status, and asset and access constraints that limit economic advance are used to suggest appropriate targets of intervention.

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Does Community-Based Management Improve Natural Resource Condition? Evidence from the Forests in Nepal

Cited by 34 publications

References 25 publications

Community forestry in the hills of Nepal: Determinants of user participation in forest management

Community forestry in the hills of Nepal: Determinants of user participation in forest management

The livelihood impacts of the Equitable Payments for Watershed Services (EPWS) Program in Morogoro, Tanzania

Forest Environmental Income and Its Role in Welfare Outcomes: An Empirical Evidence from Rural Nepal

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