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Understanding forest users' participation in participatory forest management (PFM): Insights from Mt. Elgon forest ecosystem, Kenya
Forest Policy and Economics ( IF 4 ) Pub Date : 2021-05-24 , DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102507
Robert Mbeche , Josiah Ateka , Raoul Herrmann , Ulrike Grote

Participation of local communities in forest management decision-making has been promoted as a mechanism of improving livelihoods and forest conditions, yet the level of participation in many programs remains low. Using data from a cross-sectional survey of 924 forest-dependent households in Western Kenya, we examine the factors that support or constrain forest dependent people's participation in a Participatory Forest Management (PFM) program. We run a probit model to assess households' choice to join PFM and then compute a Participation Index (PI) for forest users' participation across different stages of the PFM program – planning, implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). The determinants of participation are then analyzed using the fractional regression approach. Results show that over half (52%) of the respondents participated in PFM. While vulnerability to shocks, being in a farmers' group, a household's access to the forest within the previous 12 months and access to extension were associated with the likelihood of participating in PFM, the influence of the household head's age and education, access to credit and food insecurity had a negative influence. Our results reveal PIs of 41%, 49%, and 42% at the planning, implementation, and M&E stages respectively, indicating a moderate participation level. The fractional regression model shows that transaction costs associated with access to markets, gender (being male), household expenditure and expected forest benefits positively influence household participation in PFM, while the opportunity costs associated with off-farm income, distance to the forest and lack of extension have a negative influence on participation. These results point to the need to take the household context (gender, education, household expenditure and vulnerability) into consideration during planning and implementation of the forestry programs. The implication is that forest authorities should identify and implement mechanisms to enhance benefits from forests but also reduce costs of participation, especially for women.



中文翻译:

了解森林使用者参与参与式森林管理(PFM):Mt。肯尼亚埃尔贡森林生态系统

作为改善生计和森林状况的一种机制,已经促进了地方社区对森林管理决策的参与,但许多方案的参与水平仍然很低。使用对肯尼亚西部924个依赖森林的家庭进行的横断面调查的数据,我们研究了支持或限制依赖森林的人们参与参与性森林管理(PFM)计划的因素。我们运行一个概率模型来评估农户加入PFM的选择,然后为PFM计划的不同阶段(计划,实施以及监测与评估(M&E))计算森林用户参与的参与指数(PI)。然后使用分数回归方法分析参与的决定因素。结果显示,超过一半(52%)的受访者参加了PFM。虽然容易受到冲击,但在一个农民团体中,一个家庭在过去12个月内进入森林的机会以及获得扩展的机会,都与参加PFM的可能性,户主的年龄和教育程度的影响,获得信贷的机会有关。粮食不安全产生了负面影响。我们的结果显示,在计划,实施和M&E阶段,绩效指标分别为41%,49%和42%,表明参与程度中等。分数回归模型显示,与市场准入,性别(男性),家庭支出和预期的森林收益相关的交易成本对家庭参与PFM产生积极影响,而与非农收入相关的机会成本,到森林的距离和缺乏延伸都对参与产生负面影响。这些结果表明,在林业计划的规划和实施过程中必须考虑家庭环境(性别,教育,家庭支出和脆弱性)。这意味着森林主管部门应确定并实施各种机制,以提高森林效益,同时减少参与成本,特别是对妇女而言。

更新日期:2021-05-24
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