Balancing Conservation and Livelihoods: A Study of Forest-dependent Communities in the Philippines
Forest-dependent communities in the tropics typically rank lower in socioeconomic status than agricultural and urban communities, and improving livelihood choices while protecting forest resources can be a difficult task. Conflicts can arise where biodiversity conservation objectives restrict resour...
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| author | Mariya Chechina Yannick Neveux John R Parkins Andreas Hamann |
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| description | Forest-dependent communities in the tropics typically rank lower in socioeconomic status than agricultural and urban communities, and improving livelihood choices while protecting forest resources can be a difficult task. Conflicts can arise where biodiversity conservation objectives restrict resource access to forest communities. In this study, we investigate how land cover, land use, and protected area management affects communities around a forest reserve in the Philippines. We conduct a socioeconomic analysis at two scales: a municipal-level analysis relating land use to socioeconomic status, and a community-level analysis contrasting villages that are close to and distant from a protected forest area. While forest-dependent communities generally had fewer amenities and infrastructure than agricultural and urban communities, community-level analysis showed that socioeconomic status was higher in areas close to protected areas. The study provides a counter-example to other findings by showing that access to resources improves socioeconomic status for local communities while maintaining environmental protections. We conclude that incorporating local livelihoods into forest conservation strategies, such as collection of non-timber forest product, results in a measure of sustainability, which in turn has a significant positive impact on the socioeconomic well-being of communities near the protected area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f8eb4437d3748aba3fffd85086d4b242022-12-21T23:47:48ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsConservation & Society0972-49232018-01-0116442043010.4103/cs.cs_16_182Balancing Conservation and Livelihoods: A Study of Forest-dependent Communities in the PhilippinesMariya ChechinaYannick NeveuxJohn R ParkinsAndreas HamannForest-dependent communities in the tropics typically rank lower in socioeconomic status than agricultural and urban communities, and improving livelihood choices while protecting forest resources can be a difficult task. Conflicts can arise where biodiversity conservation objectives restrict resource access to forest communities. In this study, we investigate how land cover, land use, and protected area management affects communities around a forest reserve in the Philippines. We conduct a socioeconomic analysis at two scales: a municipal-level analysis relating land use to socioeconomic status, and a community-level analysis contrasting villages that are close to and distant from a protected forest area. While forest-dependent communities generally had fewer amenities and infrastructure than agricultural and urban communities, community-level analysis showed that socioeconomic status was higher in areas close to protected areas. The study provides a counter-example to other findings by showing that access to resources improves socioeconomic status for local communities while maintaining environmental protections. We conclude that incorporating local livelihoods into forest conservation strategies, such as collection of non-timber forest product, results in a measure of sustainability, which in turn has a significant positive impact on the socioeconomic well-being of communities near the protected area.http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2018;volume=16;issue=4;spage=420;epage=430;aulast=Chechinacommunity based forest managementforest-dependent communitiespovertyprotected areas managementrural communitiessocial forestrysubsistence agriculturesubsistence livelihoods |
| spellingShingle | Mariya Chechina Yannick Neveux John R Parkins Andreas Hamann Balancing Conservation and Livelihoods: A Study of Forest-dependent Communities in the Philippines Conservation & Society community based forest management forest-dependent communities poverty protected areas management rural communities social forestry subsistence agriculture subsistence livelihoods |
| title | Balancing Conservation and Livelihoods: A Study of Forest-dependent Communities in the Philippines |
| title_full | Balancing Conservation and Livelihoods: A Study of Forest-dependent Communities in the Philippines |
| title_fullStr | Balancing Conservation and Livelihoods: A Study of Forest-dependent Communities in the Philippines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Balancing Conservation and Livelihoods: A Study of Forest-dependent Communities in the Philippines |
| title_short | Balancing Conservation and Livelihoods: A Study of Forest-dependent Communities in the Philippines |
| title_sort | balancing conservation and livelihoods a study of forest dependent communities in the philippines |
| topic | community based forest management forest-dependent communities poverty protected areas management rural communities social forestry subsistence agriculture subsistence livelihoods |
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