The link between community forestry policies and poverty and unemployment in rural Nepal
dc.contributor.author | Dhakal, B | |
dc.contributor.author | Bigsby, Hugh | |
dc.contributor.author | Cullen, R | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-06-10T05:35:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-02 | |
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. | |
dc.format.extent | pp.32-39 | |
dc.identifier | https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=elements_prod&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000245131400008&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL | |
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. | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1659/0276-4741(2007)27[32:TLBCFP]2.0.CO;2 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1994-7151 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0276-4741 | |
dc.identifier.other | 149FB (isidoc) | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10182/525 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | International Mountain Society and United Nations University | |
dc.relation | The original publication is available from International Mountain Society and United Nations University - https://doi.org/10.1659/0276-4741(2007)27[32:TLBCFP]2.0.CO;2 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1659/0276-4741(2007)27[32:tlbcfp]2.0.co;2 | |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Mountain Research and Development | |
dc.relation.uri | https://doi.org/10.1659/0276-4741(2007)27[32:TLBCFP]2.0.CO;2 | |
dc.subject | community welfare | |
dc.subject | community forestry | |
dc.subject | rural unemployment | |
dc.subject | forest policy | |
dc.subject | rural poverty | |
dc.subject | welfare maximization model | |
dc.subject | Nepal | |
dc.subject.marsden | Marsden::300903 Sustainable development | |
dc.subject.marsden | Marsden::340202 Environment and resource economics | |
dc.title | The link between community forestry policies and poverty and unemployment in rural Nepal | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Agriculture and Life Sciences | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce|GVCT | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce|FABS | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Research Management Office | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce|OLD ECON | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Research Management Office|OLD QE18 | |
lu.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-8832-2316 | |
pubs.issue | 1 | |
pubs.publication-status | Published | |
pubs.publisher-url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1659/0276-4741(2007)27[32:tlbcfp]2.0.co;2 | |
pubs.volume | 27 |
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