Forest Dependency and Its Implication for Protected Areas Management: A case Study From Kasane Forest Reserve, Botswana
Forest Dependency and Its Implication for Protected Areas Management: A case Study From Kasane Forest Reserve, Botswana
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森林依赖性及其对保护区管理的影响：博茨瓦纳卡萨内森林保护区的案例研究
DOI：
10.22059/ijer.2010.68
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发表时间：
2009
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
P. Nair
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作者：
J. Lepetu;J. Alavalapati;P. Nair
如果当地社区严重依赖保护区的各种产品和生存需求，那么保护保护区的生物多样性将更具挑战性。本研究估计了卡萨内森林保护区（KFR）周围家庭对森林的依赖，并确定了影响依赖的因素。采用logistic回归模型对237户家庭数据进行分析。Logistic回归表明，森林依赖与家庭规模呈正相关。然而，资产丰富的家庭对森林资源的依赖程度较低。因此，决策者需要考虑上述要素的需求和经济选择，作为森林保护的备选战略，从而在保护与当地农村发展选择之间建立双赢的关系。除了森林的生物威胁，如火灾和大象的破坏，森林的大片地区（约3060公顷）已于2002年取消公告，用于卡萨内镇的住宅用途和卡萨内机场的扩建。可持续管理计划应利用森林支付其自身的管理费用，并使周围社区受益；因此，他们可以看到森林保护区值得保护。
Conservation of biodiversity in protected areas will be more challenging if local communities are heavily dependent on them for various products and subsistence needs. This study estimated forest dependency and identified factors influencing dependency for households living around Kasane Forest Reserve (KFR). Data collected from 237 households were analyzed using logistic regression model. Logistic regression suggests that forest dependency is positively and significantly associated with family size. However asset rich households were less dependent on forest resources. Thus, policy makers need to consider the needs and economic options with the above components as an alternative strategy for forest protection so as to create a win-win relationship between conservation and local rural development options. Apart from the biological threats of the forest such as fire and elephant damage, large areas of the forest (about 3060 hectares) have already been de-gazette for residential purposes of the Kasane town and the expansion of the Kasane airport in 2002.A sustainable management plan should use the forest to pay its own management costs and allow surrounding communities to benefit; hence, they can see the forest reserve as worthy of the protection.