Evaluation of Appropriate Identification of Deforestation Agents and Drivers for Designing REDD+ Readiness Activities through an Examination of the Area around Gunung Palung National Park, Indonesia

Yoshikura, Toshihide; Adachi, Masahiro; Chikaraishi, Haruko; Supriyanto, Bambang; Wardhana, Dadang

doi:10.4236/ojf.2016.62010

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“…(1) the characteristics of each ethnic group were confirmed by comparing assets (possession of livestock and land-use rights) and income sources; (2) a CDA was used to clarify the variables that separated each ethnic group; and (3) a PCA was used to capture the current status of the community, visualize the distribution of land-use rights and assess the value given to cooperation within the community. According to previous research [23,29], a CDA is useful for identifying the important factors that characterize multiple types of objects, such as ethnic groups, while a PCA can be used to visually understand the community's characteristics by reducing the number of socioeconomic factors [29,30]. For the CDA, we assumed multivariate normality and confirmed that our data were not highly correlated (<0.7).…”

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Acceptance of New Land-Use Activities by Hmong and Khmu Ethnic Groups: A Case Study in Northern Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Kobayashi

Bounithiphonh

Sichanthongthip

et al. 2021

Forests

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Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) to address climate change has historically included little evaluation of how heterogeneous local communities respond to REDD+ interventions and new land-use activities. We assessed differences in the acceptance of new land-use activities as a function of livelihoods of the Hmong and Khmu ethnic groups in northern Lao People’s Democratic Republic, where REDD+ was implemented between 2011 and 2018. Our socioeconomic data, collected by a questionnaire-based survey and focal group discussions, showed that the Hmong more effectively incorporated support from REDD+ than the Khmu because the Hmong owned grazing land. Our findings highlight the importance of understanding the capabilities and characteristics of each ethnic group when implementing new land-use activities (i.e., designing and implementing alternative livelihoods) within a target area to ensure distributional equity in heterogeneous communities. Such a consideration should be included in land-use policy and also be a part of the social safeguards in the land-use sector.

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confidence: 54%

Acceptance of New Land-Use Activities by Hmong and Khmu Ethnic Groups: A Case Study in Northern Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Kobayashi

Bounithiphonh

Sichanthongthip

et al. 2021

Forests

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“…To develop an effective REDD+ intervention, it is essential to address the causes of deforestation and forest degradation (Hosonuma et al, 2012;Minang et al, 2014;Moonen et al, 2016). Understanding and linking direct and indirect drivers to policy development and implementation is critical (Goetz et al, 2014;Tegegne et al, 2016;Yoshikura et al, 2016) to modify recent trends in forestry leading towards better climate future.…”

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Comprehensive Overview of REDD+ in India: Status, Opportunities and Challenges

Chand

Singh

Kumar

et al. 2021

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Climate change is a worldwide issue with detrimental effects on ecosystems and human well-being. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) is a worldwide policy tool for combating climate change by reducing emissions from the forestry sector and has received widespread attention. Since the program's inception, India has been a strong advocate for REDD+ and its activities. The goal of this research is to evaluate India's current REDD+ readiness. India is the fourth largest CO2 emitter in the world, accounting for 7% of global CO2 emissions. India's emission trajectory shows the country's ever-increasing CO2 emission trend, with an annual average increase rate of 5-6 percent. India has a large geographical area and forest cover, and it holds 7,124.6 million tons of carbon stock. Forests are traditionally managed through a participatory approach, which is similar to REDD+ activities. India has made significant progress toward REDD+ implementation by developing a national REDD+ strategy, enacting consistent laws and regulations, and demonstrating accountability and monitoring of national forest carbon. However, several issues, including forest dependency, community rights, capacity building, policies, and finance, should be carefully addressed to overcome hurdles in REDD+ implementation.

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“…Ghana is one of the several developing countries encouraged to reduce forest losses for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, conservation, and enhancement of carbon stocks (REDD+) benefits [10]. e development of national strategies and action plans for REDD+ in 46 developing countries has shown that commercial and subsistence agriculture is the main instigator of forest loss, whilst unsustainable logging is identified as another major degradation enhancer [11].…”

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Forest Loss and Susceptible Area Prediction at Sefwi Wiawso District (SWD), Ghana

Osei-Wusu

Quaye‐Ballard

Antwi

et al. 2020

International Journal of Forestry Research

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Forests provide immeasurable merits for the economies of most developing countries. Forests in developing countries experience harmful human-induced impacts such as unregulated removal of biodiversity and unsustainable land conversion. The Sefwi Wiawso District (SWD) located in Ghana, which includes portions of six protected forest reserves (FRs) such as Muro, Tano Suhien, Tano Suraw, Suhuma, Sui River, and Krokosua, is the subject of this study. The impacts of selected spatial variables on forest losses were examined using retrospective and predictive approaches. Past deforestation patterns were analyzed using classified Landsat 5 and 7 imagery from 1984 to 2017. Pixel areas in hectares (ha) from land use land cover (LULC) classifications were used to detect land cover classes that were vulnerable to potential loss. The study also carried out a simple forest prediction using the simple moving averages (SMA) forecasting model based on the past and present deforestation patterns from LULC classification. The results showed that 3587.49 hectares (ha) of protected forest cover was converted into agricultural lands and barelands. In addition, 2532.96 hectares (ha) was converted from close forest to nonforest land cover from 2000 to 2017, which is equivalent to a 16% reduction in close forest cover within the FRs in the SWD. This loss was also 11% higher than close forest areas between 2000 and 2010. SMA forecasting showed that from 2017 to 2024, 877.38 hectares (ha) of close forest resources will convert to open forest resources and other nonforest land cover. Subtle accessibility routes such as navigable rivers and unofficial roads are the key instigators of protected forest clearance in the Sefwi Wiawso Forest District (SWFD). The SWFD is surrounded by many communities and is susceptible to uncontrollable biodiversity removal due to lack of proper monitoring of agricultural practices, mining operations, fuelwood collection, and illegal hunting, which represents a means of livelihood for the forest fringe community dwellers. The research serves as a benchmark for similar studies in efforts to investigate, measure, and project land cover change in protected forest areas.

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Evaluation of Appropriate Identification of Deforestation Agents and Drivers for Designing REDD+ Readiness Activities through an Examination of the Area around Gunung Palung National Park, Indonesia

Cited by 11 publications

References 21 publications

Acceptance of New Land-Use Activities by Hmong and Khmu Ethnic Groups: A Case Study in Northern Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Acceptance of New Land-Use Activities by Hmong and Khmu Ethnic Groups: A Case Study in Northern Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Comprehensive Overview of REDD+ in India: Status, Opportunities and Challenges

Forest Loss and Susceptible Area Prediction at Sefwi Wiawso District (SWD), Ghana

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