dc.contributor.author | Dhakal, Bhubaneswor | en |
dc.contributor.author | Bigsby, Hugh R. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Cullen, Ross | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-06-10T05:35:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-02 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Dhakal, B., Bigsby, H. R., & Cullen, R. (2007). The link between community forestry policies and poverty and unemployment in rural Nepal. Mountain Research and Development, 27(1), 32-39. | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0276-4741 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10182/525 | |
dc.description.abstract | The present article examines the relationship between community forest management policies on the one hand, and income and unemployment in rural areas of Nepal on the other, by modeling the effect of forest management constraints on community forest use. Current government policy dictates the use of all community forestland for environmental conservation and limited timber production, and provides little scope for fodder and firewood production. Based on data from 259 households in 6 community forest user groups in 3 hilly districts (Dolakha, Kavre, and Nuwakot), the results show that the resources available from private lands and community forests under current policies are inadequate to fully utilize the family labor force of many rural households, and are insufficient to generate a bare subsistence income for the poorest households. The study shows that a policy change to community forest management using a more flexible agroforestry model could overcome rural unemployment problems and increase incomes while ensuring sustainable resource use from the forests. | en |
dc.format.extent | 32-39 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | International Mountain Society and United Nations University | en |
dc.relation | The original publication is available from - International Mountain Society and United Nations University | en |
dc.subject | community welfare | en |
dc.subject | community forestry | en |
dc.subject | rural unemployment | en |
dc.subject | forest policy | en |
dc.subject | rural poverty | en |
dc.subject | welfare maximization model | en |
dc.subject | Nepal | en |
dc.subject | Ecology | en |
dc.title | The link between community forestry policies and poverty and unemployment in rural Nepal | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dc.subject.marsden | Fields of Research::300000 Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences::300900 Land, Parks and Agriculture Management::300903 Sustainable development | en |
dc.subject.marsden | Fields of Research::340000 Economics::340200 Applied Economics::340202 Environment and resource economics | en |
lu.contributor.unit | Lincoln University | en |
lu.contributor.unit | Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce | en |
lu.contributor.unit | /LU/Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce/ECON | en |
lu.contributor.unit | Department of Financial and Business Systems | en |
lu.contributor.unit | Department of Global Value Chains and Trade | en |
lu.contributor.unit | | en |
lu.contributor.unit | | en |
dc.subject.anzsrc | MD Multidisciplinary | en |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Mountain Research and Development | en |
pubs.issue | 1 | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /LU | |
pubs.organisational-group | /LU/Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce | |
pubs.organisational-group | /LU/Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce/ECON | |
pubs.organisational-group | /LU/Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce/FABS | |
pubs.organisational-group | /LU/Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce/GVCT | |
pubs.organisational-group | /LU/Research Management Office | |
pubs.organisational-group | /LU/Research Management Office/2018 PBRF Staff group | |
pubs.publication-status | Published | en |
pubs.volume | 27 | en |
lu.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-8832-2316 | |