Geographical Factors Trump Community Factors in Deforestation Risk in Two Watershed Conservation Forests in Myanmar
Geographical Factors Trump Community Factors in Deforestation Risk in Two Watershed Conservation Forests in Myanmar
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DOI：
10.3390/f12050541
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发表时间：
2021-04
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影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Khin Thu Wint Kyaw;T. Ota;N. Mizoue
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作者：
Khin Thu Wint Kyaw;T. Ota;N. Mizoue
社区林业是热带发展中国家的一项重要林业工程，是社区参与森林保护和利用活动的一种方式。我们使用混合效应逻辑回归模型评估了2000年至2019年缅甸Inlay Lake生物圈保护区缓冲区社区森林砍伐中地理因素和社区特征的重要性。距离最近的村庄，坡度和距离社区林业边界是最重要的变量解释社区森林砍伐。靠近人类住区和缓坡的森林面临着更高的毁林风险，大概是因为这些森林更容易进入。此外，远离社区森林边界的森林更容易受到砍伐。与地理因素相比，群落特征的重要性较小。领导力是社区特征中最重要的变量，尽管在统计上不显着。我们的结论是，森林砍伐更多地取决于森林的可达性。这表明，应更多地考虑建立新社区森林的地点。
Community forestry, which is how local communities are involved in forest conservation and utilization activities, is an important forestry program in developing tropical countries. We evaluated the importance of geographical factors and community characteristics in the deforestation of community forests between 2000 and 2019 in the buffer zone of Inlay Lake Biosphere Reserve, Myanmar, using a mixed-effects logistic regression model. Distance to the nearest village, slope, and distance to the community forestry boundary were the most important variables explaining deforestation in community forests. Forests closer to human settlements and with gentle slopes faced higher risks of deforestation, presumably because such forests are more accessible. In addition, forests located far from the boundaries of community forests were more vulnerable to deforestation. Community characteristics were less important compared with geographical factors. Leadership was the most important variable among community characteristics, although not statistically significant. We conclude that deforestation depends more on forest accessibility. This indicates that the locations at which new community forests are established should receive increased consideration.