Ecology, ecological poverty and sustainable development in Central Himalayan region of India

Samal, Prasanna K.; Palni, L. M. S.; Agrawal, Devendra K.

doi:10.1080/13504500309469794

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“…Under the condition of a shortage of natural resources, people can neither access enough environmental services that are critical for living activities nor access sufficient and healthy natural resources for sustainable development. The concept of ecological poverty has been widely accepted in previous studies on the relationship between the environment and poverty, especially in mountainous region and remote areas (Chen, 2003;Samal et al, 2003;Yu, 2004). Considering that poverty often hits regions with environmental degradation problems, so in the fol-lowing section, we focus on the ecological poverty to reveal the connections between poverty and the environment.…”

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“…Samal′s study also confirms this view. Samal et al (2003) studied the role of agriculture, forests and livestock in people′s life in India. They found most income of the poor was directly generated from natural resources or primary production activities derived from natural resources, such as forests, grassland, agriculture and forestry.…”

Section: Poverty Driver Of Environmental Degradationmentioning

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“…Cavendish, 2000;Samal et al, 2003Rozelle, 1997Clay et al, 1998Murphree, 1993Lumley, 1997;Barbier, 2000 No relationship between poverty and environmental degradation No relevance between wealth and natural resources dependence Not high time preference of the poor Inferior environment and resources accessed by the poor Agudelo et al, 2003;Swinton et al, 2003;Narain et al, 2008;Khan andKhan, 2009 Lumley, 1997;Moseley, 2001;Reardon and Vosti, 1995;Agudelo et al, 2003;Swinton and Quiroz, 2003 First, the idea of the poor′s greater dependence on natural resources has been refuted. Much evidence proves that the dependence of natural resources did not strictly relate with wealth.…”

Section: No Relationship Between Poverty and Environmental Degradationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Poverty reduction, environmental protection and ecosystem services: A prospective theory for sustainable development

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Poverty reduction and environmental protection are two global tasks for sustainable development. The study perspective has changed over time, from narrowly focusing on poverty reduction to comprehensively strengthening human-welfare. We reviewed key references targeting the theoretical content and practical approach relying on poverty, environment protection and ecosystem services. We discussed the contradicting views on the relationship of poverty and environmental degradation, and then illustrated the study progress of a cutting-age topic-ecosystem services which pave a way to address poverty reduction and environmental protection together. At last, we investigated essential factors that affect the development and environmental protection. Considering the evolution of the concept of poverty, we found that the environment has occupied an increasing proportion in the cognizance of poverty. The relationship between poverty and environmental degradation is regional uniqueness. In practical aspect, projects based on the management and valuation assessment of ecosystem services draw researchers′ attention all over the world. The appropriate scale, essential economic incentives, morality, law and social equality are key factors affecting individuals′ decisions which directly relate to the sustainable development.

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Poverty reduction, environmental protection and ecosystem services: A prospective theory for sustainable development

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“…In other words, vulnerability is a key indicator of poverty at subnational level (Adger, 1998). This also means that vulnerability indices calculated from climate and socioeconomic information, usefully reflect the socioeconomic (Samal, Palni, & Agrawal, 2003) and ecological (Abson, Dougill, & Stringer, 2012) dimensions of poverty especially in the context of climate change.…”

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Are REDD projects pro-poor in their spatial targeting? Evidence from Kenya

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“…Mature forest and late successional vegetation need to be maintained for conservation of several arboreal mammals 16 . Further, environmental degradation obviously leads to poverty and reduces livelihood security 17 . There is a fair agreement that reduction in the length of the fallow phase in shifting cultivation cycle is a major challenge which needs to be addressed 18 .…”

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