Disturbance of forests and local environmental conservation in montane mainland Southeast Asia

我们在缅甸的一个克伦村和老挝的一个库木村监测了杂草种植和森林休耕管理。监测是在2002年至2013年期间进行的，通过全球定位系统测绘、对被截肢的农民进行访谈和现场观察，覆盖了整个被截肢的周期。在东南亚大陆的山区，随处可见隐蔽的农业；然而，目前人们倾向于使用其他土地利用系统。最近市场经济的趋势迫使缅甸和老挝山区的人民和森林在融入世界市场的过程中经历了各种变化。我们讨论了当地人与他们隐蔽的耕作制度之间的关系发生的变化。我们还审查了稳定研究地区耕作的可能性，以确保被耕种的农民能够有安全感地生活在未来。

We monitored swidden cultivation and forest fallow management in a Karen village in Myanmar and a Khmu village in Laos. Monitoring was conducted between 2002 and 2013 and covered a full swidden cycle through GPS mapping, interviews with swidden farmers, and on-site observation. Swidden farming is found throughout the mountains of mainland Southeast Asia; however, there is a current preference for the use of other land-use systems. The recent trend toward a market economy has forced the people and forests in the mountains of Myanmar and Laos to undergo various changes as they integrate into the world market. We discuss the changes taking place in the relationship between the local people and their swidden cultivation system. We also examine the possibility of stabilizing swidden cultivation in the study areas to ensure a future in which the swidden farmers are able to live with a sense of security.