The Human Dimensions of Reforestation in the Humid Tropics: An Ecuadorian Case Study

潮湿热带地区重新造林的人文因素：厄瓜多尔案例研究

• 批准号: 9618371
• 负责人: Thomas Rudel
• 金额: $ 7.36万
• 依托单位: Rutgers University New Brunswick
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-06-01 至 1998-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9618371&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Human; Dimensions; Reforestation; Humid; Tropics

Rutgers U. Initial studies of reforestation have emphasized ecological not human dimensions. The current research project aims to explore the human aspects of reforestation in an old colonization zone in Ecuador's Amazon region which colonists first deforested thirty years ago. Four factors are related to reforestation: urban development and the growth of part-time farming, declines in soil fertility, declines in economic returns from agriculture, and institutional policies which disadvantage smallholders and encourage land abandonment. Current and former farmers in a four village region will be interviewed. In addition studies of soil and vegetation will also be carried out. Land use changes precipitated by political reform, pest infestation, aging among settlers and the lure of urban jobs will be emphasized. The research will offer a detailed explanation for the turnaround in forest cover trends in the Upano-Palora region and also will suggest policy directions that might expedite reforestation in other deforested regions of the world.

罗格斯大学关于重新造林的初步研究强调的是生态层面，而不是人类层面。目前的研究项目旨在探索厄瓜多尔亚马逊地区一个旧殖民区重新造林的人类方面，殖民者在30年前首次砍伐该地区的森林。与植树造林有关的四个因素是：城市发展和兼职农业的增长、土壤肥力的下降、农业经济效益的下降以及使小农处于不利地位并鼓励土地被遗弃的体制政策。四个村庄地区的现任和前任农民将接受采访。此外，还将对土壤和植被进行研究。将强调政治改革、虫害侵扰、定居者老龄化和城市就业的诱惑力导致的土地利用变化。这项研究将为乌帕诺-帕罗拉地区森林复盖趋势的好转提供详细的解释，并将提出可能加快世界其他森林砍伐地区重新造林的政策方向。