Community and Institutional Drivers of Deforestation, Environmental Impacts, and Extension Interventions for Forest Management in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Land Degradation and Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 23, 2025

ABSTRACT Deforestation in Pakistan's mountainous regions, particularly the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), presents significant environmental, social, and economic challenges. Despite various control measures, deforestation persists due to institutional weaknesses community pressures. This paper explores drivers of deforestation, its environmental impacts, extension interventions. Focus group discussions (FGDs) with members from 10 HKH villages provided diverse perspectives. Findings revealed that results failures, such as ineffective enforcement regulations, deficient services, corruption, along factors like elite capture, political patronage offenders, dependence on livestock, communal forest distribution, limited job opportunities for youth. has led ecological deterioration, including climate change, water scarcity, heightened flood risks. inadequacy system, it plays a vital role promoting sustainable management by overcoming resistance restoration programs encouraging participation decision‐making. Policy recommendations focus strengthening services effective conservation, providing agents necessary physical resources, staff, vehicles, office facilities, training enhance their operational capacity.

Language: Английский

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Climate change and rural livelihoods: The potential of extension programs for sustainable development

Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 32(5), P. 4992 - 5004

Published: March 7, 2024

Abstract Agricultural extension programs promote regenerative land management practices by increasing farmers' awareness of use, climate risks, and adoption adaptation for sustainable livelihoods. This study focuses on the perceptions communities that participate in those do not, regarding change risks livelihood sustainability Pakistan's Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region. The findings indicate participating reported poor community use as a cause negative impacts. Farmers identified livestock deaths due to drought frequent flooding main their communities. Our emphasizes crucial role mitigating adapting environmental awareness, promoting comprehensive understanding adaptation, planning management. Additionally, our underscore significance initiatives enhancing livelihoods, such agriculture, livestock, forest‐based face challenges. We recommend access programs, strengthening mitigation participation decision‐making support

Language: Английский

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Empowering young farmers' voices in climate change extension programs: An in-depth analysis of decision-making dynamics and social media engagement

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 111, P. 104713 - 104713

Published: July 30, 2024

Language: Английский

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Institutional services towards climate action: A case of climate change adaptation of agro-pastoralists in the drylands of Nigeria

Climate Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 15

Published: Jan. 10, 2025

The agro-pastoral sector is highly vulnerable to climate change. Animal growth and milk production are affected by a reduced availability quality of fodder forage. Water shortages for livestock also pose significant threat the sector's sustainability. To adapt, farmers depend on supportive environments that recognise crucial role institutional services in promoting action. This study analysed effect access change adaptation strategies agro-pastoralists dry zone Nigeria. Data were collected using structured questionnaire elicit information from 360 agro-pastoralist farmers, multivariate probit regression model was used analysis. results revealed crop residue-hay conservation, irrigation, destocking adaptations positively influenced extension services, change, livestock-related information. Destocking negatively credit, Dissemination information, provision construction water-efficient irrigation facilities essential support adapting challenges. Appropriate governmental non-governmental actors through site-specific creation an enabling environment will enable adopt improved pasture preservation practices make more resilient changing environment.

Language: Английский

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Effect of reserve protection level and governance on tree cover loss and gain

Conservation Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 24, 2025

Abstract Terrestrial protected areas are essential for biodiversity conservation, yet it is not fully understood when and how different types of most effective in achieving specific conservation objectives. We assessed the impact reserves on tree cover loss gain through a case study Tasmania, Australia. considered varying protection levels (strict, where human activities restricted, multiple use) governance (public private). used counterfactual matching approach to compare between matched unprotected from 2004 2021. accounted forest policy changes, environmental covariates, pressures reduce placement bias. also characterized by size, governance, management, vegetation compared covariates inside outside define baseline conditions. Reserves established 2016 were overall 75.4% less likely have lost 16.0% more had with controls. Patterns varied level type. Multiple‐use as which restricted. Privately managed contributed growth, public helped avoid loss. This highlights reserves’ distinct contributions targets, private allowing growth restoration acting stable anchor points. Our results emphasize importance having diverse array enhance resilience reserve networks. advocate adaptive regional measures robust monitoring achieve global ecological targets.

Language: Английский

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Determinants of job satisfaction and motivation among community forest workers: insights from the Hindu Kush Himalaya, Pakistan

Local Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 15

Published: Jan. 24, 2025

Language: Английский

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Institutional Design of Forest Landscape Restoration in Central Togo: Informing Policy-making through Q Methodology Analysis

Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 3, 2025

Abstract Forest landscape restoration (FLR) is a promising tool for restoring ecological functionality and improving human well-being in degraded landscapes. The success of FLR efforts depends on the interests, perceptions, actions local communities, extension services, Non-Governmental Organizations, policymakers. While much research focuses direct economic impacts FLR, limited attention has been given to how stakeholder perceptions influence design implementation efforts. Understanding these perspectives crucial shaping effective policy interventions ensuring long-term success. This study uses Q methodology examine viewpoints key considerations priorities designing implementing Tchamba Prefecture, Togo. analysis reveals three distinct perspectives: (1) Incentive-Driven Restoration, emphasizing financial incentives private-sector partnerships as essential success; (2) Comprehensive Collaborative advocating an inclusive, multidisciplinary approach that integrates community participation monitoring; (3) Community highlighting importance fostering engagement. Across all perspectives, stakeholders strongly agreed biodiversity conservation, involvement, conflict resolution land use. findings underscore need tailor policies contexts preferences, suggesting flexible, participatory approaches can enhance sustainability effectiveness. contributes developing adaptive highlights integrate behavioural insights into policy-making foster

Language: Английский

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Potential of adaptive co-management in restoring socio-ecological functions of degraded community forests in temperate Himalaya, India

Journal of Mountain Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 22(3), P. 860 - 872

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Divergent Perspectives on Ecosystem-Based Adaptation: A Comparative Analysis of Government Officials and Farmers in Mountainous Communes of Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(7), P. 2956 - 2956

Published: March 27, 2025

Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) has been widely recognized as the key strategy for supporting farmers in adapting to climate change. The success of EbA requires a cohesive alignment from national level community implementation. However, harmonized efforts central governments local remain underexplored literature on change and adaptation, especially context mountainous areas Vietnam. This study applied multiple qualitative research methods, including 12 informant interviews, six focus group discussions, 18 in-depth interviews explore varying perspectives between government officials farmers, how these influence their involvement governmental initiatives. Using matrix coding visualization NVIVO, this revealed notable differences perceptions which turn impact practices at commune level. also found factors affecting practices, knowledge, economic priorities, institutional support, labor shortages, limited market access, funding inadequacies. policy implications drawn are necessary bridging top-down with realities, ensure sustainability effectiveness EbA. Furthermore, paper contributes by highlighting need context-specific strategies enhance inclusivity vulnerable communities.

Language: Английский

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Does socioeconomic status of farmers determine the adoption of forest landscape restoration practices? Evidence from Central Togo

Sustainable Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: April 3, 2025

Language: Английский

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