Motivations of the community forest protection forces of the Manas Biosphere Reserve in Assam, India

Allendorf, Teri D.; Das, Raju; Bose, Arnab; Ray, Bubon; Chaudhuri, Kingchuk D.; Brock, Sophie; Horwich, Robert H.

doi:10.1080/13504509.2013.816890

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“…A study on the Manas Biosphere Reserve forests in India indicates that the future of conservation responsibilities of this forest reserve lies largely on the local communities as they are highly motivated and knowledgeable about protecting the environment and natural resources. The result of this study shows that the community-based guardians of this forest reserve are motivated to participate by multiple factors such as conservation, social benefits and economic opportunities (Allendorf et al 2013).…”

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confidence: 91%

Indigenous community awareness and rights to forest in Kawang Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia

Nelson

Yahya

Chowdhury

et al. 2014

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ec

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This empirical study measured the community's level of awareness toward forest use rights and the socioeconomic attributes influencing the community's awareness within three villages surrounding the Kawang Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia. A total of 149 respondents were selected by stratified random sampling from the selected villages. A total of 29 scale-based queries related to community awareness from eight major categories (e.g., the forest resources utilization, forest resources extraction, access to forest, knowledge, encouragement, involvement, willingness and interest) were made to attain the objectives. Overall, the respondents possess moderate level of awareness on their rights as forest users with mean value of awareness of about 2.83. The respondents had a higher awareness of forest resources utilization, forest resources extraction, access to forest, encouragement and interest. However, their knowledge, willingness and involvement level in forestry activities were poor (mean awareness value ranges from 1.50 to 2.99), suggesting a need for forestry extension and motivation. There were several negative correlations among the attributes, for example, knowledge about the role of forest to community with r = −0.233. It is suggested that appropriate policy and organizational steps to integrate the local community in the forestry activities through community-based natural resources management in the buffer zone of the Kawang Forest Reserve can be a win-win situation for the local community and the forests in the long run.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 91%

Indigenous community awareness and rights to forest in Kawang Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia

Nelson

Yahya

Chowdhury

et al. 2014

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ec

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“…Further, Tatlonghari and Sumalde (2008) point out that the commons users are less likely to cooperate when the dependence on the benefits of a particular coordinating arrangement is loosened. Also Allendorf et al (2013) suggest that economic benefits that locals drive from the forest are one of the factors that motivate them to participate in community forest conservation. The important question, therefore, is what determines the level of the household's dependence on forest products for livelihood.…”

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“…Further, we found that the major part of the household income comes from own consumption of household production. 6 For example, in the study area, only 15% of crop produced is sold. In addition, the households sell only 5% of the forest products they have collected from their forest commons and 10% of the livestock income comes from the sale of live animals and animal products.…”

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Forest dependence and income inequality in rural Ethiopia: evidence from Chilimo-Gaji community forest users

Gatiso

Wossen

2014

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ec

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The aim of the study was to examine the determinants of forest dependence and the role of community forest on income inequality in rural Ethiopia. Regression results, using Heckman's two-stage estimation method, suggest that the probability of households' participation in low-return forest activities is determined by farm size, number of male members in the household and distance from the forest plot to the household's homestead. Further, the likelihood of households' participation in high-return forest activities is determined by the number of male household members, the distance from the households' homestead to the community forest block and being a member of the forest user group's executive committee. Using instrumental variable method, we found that, in relative terms, households with more non-forest income are less likely to depend on forest commons for their livelihood. Further, wealthier households are less dependent on forest products for their livelihood. We also found that forest products play a crucial role in reducing income inequality in the study area. Income inequality increases by 24% when we exclude forest income from the calculation of inequality measure (Gini coefficient).

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“…There are different demands and conflicts in protection and development of a reserve, but successful evidence showed conservation with a high level of community involvement is an effective way to conserve natural resources (Allendorf et al 2013). If demands from different groups had been fully considered, and the groups' coordination and cooperation with each other had been proper, the management of a reserve should be effective (Chowdhury et al 2013;Cao et al 2014).…”

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“…We recommend following management strategies for BNNR. First, conservation with a high level of public participation may enhance positive perception on biodiversity (Ezebiloa 2011;Allendorf et al 2013). Managers should use this approach to enhance exchange of information and reduce negative attitudes towards biodiversity conservation.…”

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Perceptions and attitudes of local residents on a nature reserve: a case study in Baimaxueshan National Nature Reserve

Deng

Chen

Cao

et al. 2014

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ec

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People living within and around nature reserves are highly dependent on the natural resources so that understanding the perceptions and attitudes of local residents, especially the people who live in the core area, is essential for conserving biodiversity. Baimaxueshan National Nature Reserve (BNNR), adjacent to Shangri-La County, plays an important role in its regional ecological protection, and it attracts more and more tourists as a regional eco-tourist destination. Thus, the study on BNNR can be used as a starting point to improve its regional development. In this study, the perceptions and attitudes of local residents in three adjacent villages, i.e., Sisuogua, Luozhua, and Lamianmian, which are located in a valley at different elevations in the core area of BNNR, were surveyed, and factors influencing the perceptions and attitudes were analyzed based on a total of 36 questionnaires from 36 randomly selected households situated in the core area of the reserve. The results showed that most residents had positive attitudes towards the nature reserve and recognized that its condition was improving due to management activities, and they were supportive of the reserve. The scores of residents' perceptions and attitudes on the reserve tended to decrease from Sisuogua to Luozhua, to Lamianmian, and there were significant differences between Sisuogua and Lamianmian. Correlation analysis revealed that the major factors influencing residents' perceptions and attitudes were groups, whether family members worked in the reserve or not, and gender of the interviewees. By exploring differences among the three villages, we found that in addition to family working in the reserve, there were other important factors leading to the different attitudes among three villages. Proximity to the reserve border might also affect residents' attitudes towards the reserve because convenient traffic might make it easier for local residents to get more job opportunities and have less dependence on the resources of the reserve. The differences among the villages also revealed the local characteristics and the heterogeneity between villages even in the same nature reserves, which should be taken into consideration during management activities. Finally, some management strategies were recommended to improve biodiversity conservation of the nature reserve.

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Motivations of the community forest protection forces of the Manas Biosphere Reserve in Assam, India

Cited by 16 publications

References 15 publications

Indigenous community awareness and rights to forest in Kawang Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia

Indigenous community awareness and rights to forest in Kawang Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia

Forest dependence and income inequality in rural Ethiopia: evidence from Chilimo-Gaji community forest users

Perceptions and attitudes of local residents on a nature reserve: a case study in Baimaxueshan National Nature Reserve

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