Influence of Rural Out-Migration on Household Participation in Community Forest Management? Evidence from the Middle Hills of Nepal
Influence of Rural Out-Migration on Household Participation in Community Forest Management? Evidence from the Middle Hills of Nepal
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10.3390/su15032185
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发表时间：
2023-02-01
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3.9
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Song, Conghe
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作者：
Bista, Rajesh;Graybill, Sophia;Song, Conghe
当尼泊尔1980年代开始社区林业时，农村人口外流是一种罕见的社会经济现象。现在，向外移民对该国农村生计的几乎每一个方面都产生了重大影响。然而，目前尚不清楚向外移徙如何影响社区林业治理，而社区林业治理对农村可持续发展至关重要。因此，本文提出以下研究问题：农村人口外迁是否影响森林使用者参与社区林业决策和管理实践？本文利用的数据收集了广泛的调查，415个家庭从15个社区森林用户群体在尼泊尔的2个半山区。该研究使用有序logit回归模型来模拟外移对参与森林管理和决策的影响，同时控制其他一些社会经济因素。模型结果表明，家庭总规模和内部移民人数，以及多种资源特征和体制属性，是影响参与决策和森林管理的主要因素。然而，国际移徙者的人数在决定参与程度方面并不起重要作用。这项研究提供了宝贵的见解，为未来的社区林业政策制定，旨在解决在尼泊尔社区森林管理的向外移民的影响。
Rural out-migration was a rare socio-economic phenomenon when community forestry began in the 1980s in Nepal. Now, out-migration significantly influences nearly every aspect of rural livelihoods in the country. However, it is unclear how out-migration affects community forestry governance, which is essential for sustainable rural development. Therefore, this paper addresses the following research question: Does rural out-migration affect forest users' participation in community forestry decision-making and management practices? This paper draws on data collected from an extensive survey of 415 households from 15 community forest user groups in 2 Mid-Hill districts of Nepal. The research used ordered-logit regression to model the impacts of out-migration on participation in forest management and decision-making, while controlling for a number of other socio-economic factors. The model results show that total household size and number of internal migrants, together with multiple resource characteristics and institutional attributes, were major factors affecting participation in decision-making and forest management. However, the number of international migrants did not have a significant role in determining the levels of the participation. This study provides valuable insights for future community forestry policymaking that aims to address the effects of out-migration on community forest management in Nepal.