Livelihood impacts of community-based forest landscape restoration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, Pakistan

IF 2.6 2区 农林科学 Q1 FORESTRY European Journal of Forest Research Pub Date : 2024-08-16 DOI:10.1007/s10342-024-01726-5
Ayat Ullah, Miroslava Bavorova
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Over the past decade, community-based forest landscape restoration (FLR) has gained policy attention in Pakistan. However, there is a lack of information on how FLR affects the livelihood capital of mountain communities. To fill this gap, this study investigated the livelihood impacts of FLR in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region of Pakistan. To understand the role of FLR in livelihood restoration, we utilized focus group discussions (FGDs) and field observations. The study revealed that community members perceived various impacts of FLR on their livelihood assets. FLR helped restore the ecology, improved access to food, education, and health facilities, developed infrastructure, and initiated ecotourism in the study area. FLR activities were executed through several institutions, particularly extension services, Village Development Committees (VDCs), and Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs), through the process of equity, accountability, and collaboration. We recommend continuing the implementation of FLR initiatives through extension services to maximize positive impacts on social, natural, human, financial, and physical capitals.

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巴基斯坦兴都库什喜马拉雅山社区森林景观恢复对生计的影响
过去十年来,以社区为基础的森林景观恢复(FLR)在巴基斯坦获得了政策关注。然而,有关森林景观恢复如何影响山区社区生计资本的信息却十分匮乏。为了填补这一空白,本研究调查了巴基斯坦兴都库什喜马拉雅山(HKH)地区森林景观恢复对生计的影响。为了解 FLR 在生计恢复中的作用,我们采用了焦点小组讨论 (FGD) 和实地观察的方法。研究表明,社区成员认为森林恢复对他们的生计资产产生了各种影响。FLR 帮助恢复了生态,改善了食物、教育和医疗设施的获取,发展了基础设施,并在研究地区启动了生态旅游。森林恢复与重建活动是通过多个机构,特别是推广服务机构、村庄发展委员会(VDCs)和联合森林管理委员会(JFMCs),在公平、问责和协作的过程中实施的。我们建议继续通过推广服务实施森林资源恢复活动,以最大限度地提高对社会、自然、人力、财政和物质资本的积极影响。
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77
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6-16 weeks
期刊介绍: The European Journal of Forest Research focuses on publishing innovative results of empirical or model-oriented studies which contribute to the development of broad principles underlying forest ecosystems, their functions and services. Papers which exclusively report methods, models, techniques or case studies are beyond the scope of the journal, while papers on studies at the molecular or cellular level will be considered where they address the relevance of their results to the understanding of ecosystem structure and function. Papers relating to forest operations and forest engineering will be considered if they are tailored within a forest ecosystem context.
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