The Effect of Payments for Ecosystem Services Programs on the Relationship of Livelihood Capital and Livelihood Strategy among Rural Communities in Northwestern China

Wang, Fei; Yang, Degang; Wang, Changjian; Zhang, Xinhuan

doi:10.3390/su7079628

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“…Generally, the higher the natural and human assets, the more likely the farmers would choose agriculture as their livelihood [38], although they might work as temporary migrant workers in other areas [49]. With the development of society, increases in farmers' physical assets, financial assets, and social assets prompt them to choose non-agricultural livelihoods and thus achieve diversified livelihoods or livelihood transformation [35,38,50,51]; the higher the accumulated livelihood assets, the more likely the farmers will choose a livelihood with a higher income [35]. The type and accumulation of farmers' livelihood assets also exert an influence on the farmers' choice of different agricultural livelihood activities.…”

Section: Effect Of Livelihood Assets On Community Livelihoods Choicementioning

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Study on Livelihood Assets-Based Spatial Differentiation of the Income of Natural Tourism Communities

Zhang

et al. 2018

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Livelihood assets have a significant impact on the livelihood options and income of tourism communities. The level of tourism development and the type of natural tourism communities often exhibit spatial differences. By using the method of sustainable livelihood and examining the main factors that affect community income from the perspective of spatial heterogeneity, it is possible to identify the livelihood assets that play the most critical role in the development of sustainable livelihoods and income generation in the community, which helps provide more reasonable advice on tourism destination management. In this article, we conducted a case study on 16 communities in and around Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve in Sichuan Province, China, and divided the communities into three types, i.e., core attraction areas, service support areas, and secondary service support areas, according to the geographical and spatial characteristics, tourism development level, and livelihood type. The participatory assessment method was adopted to obtain in-depth interviews and questionnaire data from 256 rural households, which was utilized to construct four multivariate regression models to investigate the effect of livelihood assets on community income and the spatial difference of the factors that affect community income. The results showed that (1) livelihood assets exert a significant impact on community income in tourist areas, with a remarkable spatial difference; (2) the types of livelihoods and the effective utilization of livelihood assets have a significant impact on farmers' incomes; (3) the type and amount of livelihood assets have a certain impact on the choice of livelihood; and (4) a farmer's livelihood type determines the utilization method and the effective utilization of livelihood assets.

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Section: Effect Of Livelihood Assets On Community Livelihoods Choicementioning

confidence: 99%

Study on Livelihood Assets-Based Spatial Differentiation of the Income of Natural Tourism Communities

Zhang

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“…Livelihood entails not only the activities that make up how people live, but also the resources that guarantees their satisfactory living, the risk involved in managing those resources, and the policies that supports or oppose their pursuit of good living (Mutenje et al, 2010) [2]. Livelihood capitals are capable of being stored, exchanged and transferred in the process of generating income for the household (Ansoms and Mckay, 2014; van den Berg, 2010;Waleleign et al, 2016;Waleleign, 2017); [5][6][7][8][9], and livelihood strategies are the sequence of activities and choices made by individuals with the objective of attaining livelihood goals, including but not limited to production and financing of investment strategies [10,11]. However, these strategies change constantly depending on the asset portfolios and economic shocks experienced by households (Mutenje et al, 2010) [2].…”

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Influence of Livelihood Capitals on Livelihood Strategies of Herdsmen in Inner Mongolia, China

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Herders’ living strategy is a function of the capitals at their disposal which also serve as a buffering mechanism when shocks arise. An insight into the connection between livelihood strategies and capitals owned by herders provides guidance to recognize their living situation. This study evaluated the different livelihood capitals of herders across the five ecological types (meadow, typical, desert, sandy, and desert steppe) in Inner Mongolia region of China, using the sustainable livelihood framework approach. An evaluation index was developed and used to investigate how the livelihood capitals of herders affects preferential selection of livelihood strategies using multinomial logit model. Results indicate that: (1) The stocks of human and social capitals were higher while those for natural, physical, and financial capitals were lower. (2) There were significant regional differences in the livelihood capital stock of herders’ families with zonal horizontal decrease from east to west. (3) Natural capitals affects the preferential selection of livelihood strategies by herders positively implying that possession of more natural capitals by herders leads to selection of livelihood strategies that are devoid of pastoral production; the preferred livelihood strategy of herders was significantly negatively affected by physical and financial capitals, an indication that, when herders possess more physical and financial capitals, they tend to choose livelihood strategies that involve pastoral production. The living strategy of herders was not affected by human and social capitals. (4) Production of rented pasture capital index affected the preferential selection of livelihood strategies by herders positively while cash income capital index had negative influence on how pastoralists select their livelihood strategies. In conclusion, the total livelihood capital of herders in Inner Mongolia is low, and there is perceived benefit in the differentiation of herders families into petty-herders and non-grazing families from the perception of natural resource management and sustainability. This requires income diversification programs such as capacity building and business education that will aid the smooth transition of households to these less resource exploiting livelihood strategies.

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“…It often aims at poverty alleviation and is mainly used for research in developing countries to support the life of the poor and the relevant social and institutional issues [11]. Some studies have been conducted on the poor rural areas of mid-income countries such as China [15][16][17][18][19] and Georgia [13]. SLA is an approach applicable to understanding the livelihood of local communities across different developmental stages.…”

Section: Sustainable Livelihood Approachmentioning

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Sustainable Assets and Strategies Affecting the Forestry Household Income: Empirical Evidence from South Korea

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Shin

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This study aims to identify the factors determining the forestry household income in South Korea. An empirical analysis was conducted on the Korea Forest Service’s 3-year-panel data. Korea Forest Service is an institution responsible for the sustainable management of South Korea’s forest lands. In the study, the hypothesized factors determining the forestry household income are classified into four types of assets and three types of livelihood strategies. The forestry household income (FHI) is divided into three elements: forestry income (FI), non-forestry income (NFI), and transfer income (TI). The influence of household assets and livelihood strategies on each income were also assessed. A random effect model was used as a statistical analysis of the three-year data of 979 forestry households. Based on the analysis, we found that household head’s age, household head’s labor capacity, savings, business type, cultivated land size, and region are significantly associated with FHI. While FI was influenced by labor capacity, cultivated land size, business type, forestry business portfolio, and region, NFI was determined by household head’s age, household head’s gender, forestry business portfolio, and savings. TI was affected by household head’s age, household head’s education level, forestry business portfolio, savings, and region. The effect sizes and directions varied across different types of income (FHI, FI, NFI, and TI). The findings showed that South Korea forestry was highly dependent on sustainable assets and livelihood strategies. Based on our findings, we expect the effectiveness of forest policies in increasing the forestry household income would differ depending on the source of each income. The results of this study draw attention to the need for an income support policy which considers the characteristics of household assets and livelihood strategies in order to enhance FHI in South Korea.

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The Effect of Payments for Ecosystem Services Programs on the Relationship of Livelihood Capital and Livelihood Strategy among Rural Communities in Northwestern China

Cited by 22 publications

References 36 publications

Study on Livelihood Assets-Based Spatial Differentiation of the Income of Natural Tourism Communities

Study on Livelihood Assets-Based Spatial Differentiation of the Income of Natural Tourism Communities

Influence of Livelihood Capitals on Livelihood Strategies of Herdsmen in Inner Mongolia, China

Sustainable Assets and Strategies Affecting the Forestry Household Income: Empirical Evidence from South Korea

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