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ArticleDeforestation trends and impact assessment of protected area designation in the South American tri-national Atlantic forests
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.The South-American Atlantic Forest region spans the nations of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. It is one of the most ecologically diverse in the world, yet one of the most vulnerable to deforestation with little research examining trends and drivers. Conservation interventions can play a critical role in protecting this forest, but the impact of their implementation remains unclear. We assessed the effects of forest protected area (FPA) designation on avoided deforestation across the Atlantic Forest region between 2000 and 2020 using the most recently available remote-sensed data in combination with geo-referenced socio-economic descriptors. Applying a pseudo-randomized approach, we quantified factors explaining establishment of FPAs and compared deforestation rates. Results show FPA designation lowered the odds of deforestation by about 14%, which is significantly higher than past assessments in other Latin American regions. Effectively, the estimated deforestation rate within FPA-designated areas (~5%) was nearly four-times lower than in non-FPA forests (19%). Future studies are needed to assess the impacts of FPAs on the socioeconomic wellbeing of forest-dependent communities across the Atlantic forest. Keywords: Deforestation and forest degradation, Financial mechanisms, Monitoring and data collection, Research, Governance ID: 3622476 -
ArticleDeterminants of local people’s attitudes towards protected areas: A case study from Kateri Wildlife Sanctuary, Indonesia
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Conflicts over resource use in protected areas (PAs) are widespread and effective strategies are needed to sustain conservation aims of PAs. Attitudinal studies are commonly used to gain insights into effective interventions by investigating key determinants of people’s attitudes to PAs. Demographic factors such as education, wealth, gender, and livelihood strategy often serve as predictors of conservation attitudes. This study aimed to investigate socio-demographic factors associated with the attitudes of local people towards a PA in Indonesia. We conducted 395 household surveys in six villages adjacent to Kateri Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS). To quantify local people’s attitudes towards KWS, the survey questionnaire consisted of 15 attitudes statements, related to: 1) the PA’s relevance and cultural value; 2) the importance of environmental and provisioning services from the PA; 3) use of resources within the PA and restrictions of their use; and 4) change in the PA over time. Each response was scored on a five-point Likert scale. We generated a composite attitude score by summing the scores of the 15 questions to gain a measure of strength of positive attitude towards PAs, then employed a general linear model analysis to estimate the effect of demographic factors to this composite score. The findings indicated that in general, residents have positive attitudes towards the PA. Key predictors of the attitudes were education level, residency duration, and landholdings. Residents who had lived in the area longer, who held land outside the reserve, and did not hold land inside the reserve, had more positive attitudes towards the protected areas than those who did not share those attributes. Our results suggest that providing more opportunities for education and for building cultural affinity or a sense of place that includes the PA and addressing the lack of access to cropland outside the reserve could improve local people’s attitudes towards the PA. Keywords: conservation conflicts; protected areas; determinants conservation attitudes; Kateri Wildlife Sanctuary; protected areas governance. ID: 3484348 -
ArticleEmpowering local communities to protect forestry resources and reverse deforestation and forest degradation in high value Chilgoza forests in the Kalash valley of Pakistan
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.The Kalash valley of Chitral district of Pakistan possesses unique culture and forestry resources, including the Chilgoza forests, which are of high conservation value and a major source of livelihood. Chilgoza trees grow very slowly, thrive in high mountain areas of difficult access, and have a very low rate of survival in reforestation. The total forest area in the valley is 7 530 hectares with a population of 11 650. Forestry resources are limited and subject to deforestation and degradation, mainly due to fuelwood collection and animal grazing. 78 percent of these forests are understock and 74 percent of them have little to no regeneration. This has dire implications for the local communities who depend on the forests for products and services. Following the Kalash community’s request to reverse deforestation and forest degradation, FAO developed a project under The Restoration Initiative (TRI) in line with the national initiative “Clean and Green Pakistan”. It aims to empower local communities and engage them in the conservation and management of the Chilgoza forest by supporting the gender-inclusive Chilgoza Forest Protection and Conservation Committees (CFPCC). As the CFPCCs are endorsed by the provincial Forest Department, they are empowered to implement rules and regulations. The CFPCC set rules for forest protection (such as stopping the illicit cutting of trees, regulating livestock grazing, protecting wildlife, overseeing the harvesting of non-timber forest products) as well as for the harvesting of Chilgoza cones to prevent both overharvesting and the collection of immature cones. Improved Chilgoza cone harvesting tool sets have been provided and 12 assisted natural regeneration sites have been set up where local communities ensure grazing exclusion. Through local value addition for the Chilgoza nut, local communities increase their revenue. Local empowerment of communities allows for significant deforestation and degradation reduction. Key words: Deforestation and Forest Degradation, Innovation, Gender, Economic Development ID: 3485821
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