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Stand Characteristics and Perceptions of Local Communities on the Management of Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) Forests in an Unstable Region of Afghanistan
Journal of Sustainable Forestry ( IF 1.6 ) Pub Date : 2021-09-10 , DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2021.1978097
Mohammad Bashir Mahmoodi 1 , Mohammad Nasir Shalizi 2 , John W. Groninger 3 , Kofi Akamani 3 , Safiullah Khurram 4
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ABSTRACT

Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) forests support livelihoods in communities within Afghanistan’s Pistachio Belt, a region characterized by extreme poverty and chronic insecurity. In this study, we used ecological data, as well as survey data to characterize standing attributes and resource user perceptions about local pistachio forests and their management. The survey questionnaire was verbally administered to 507 household representatives in remote communities that were chosen from eight districts in northern and northwestern Afghanistan based on accessibility and their location within the Pistachio Belt. Stand density and tree form varied widely between sites and as a function of elevation. Partial harvesting for fuelwood collection was positively correlated with stand density. The survey data also showed that pistachio forests support a variety of livelihood activities among respondents and their households. However, suboptimal nut collection timing and use of damaging nut harvesting methods were widespread with little effort to accommodate natural regeneration. Forest users typically recognized the degraded condition of the pistachio forest and the negative impacts of grazing and fuelwood collection on forest density. Respondents also recognized the impacts of nut collection practices, fuelwood collection, and grazing on forest regeneration status. These results suggest that efforts to sustainably manage pistachio forests must recognize considerable variation within and between communities regarding forest physical condition, accustomed uses by associated communities, and existing or potential mechanisms regulating forest uses. All of these necessitate context-specific forest management planning. We discuss challenges inherent to collecting baseline data needed for planning multiple-use community-based natural resources management in highly insecure environments.



中文翻译:

林分特征和当地社区对阿富汗不稳定地区开心果 (Pistacia vera L.) 森林管理的看法

摘要

开心果(Pistacia veraL.) 森林支持阿富汗开心果带内社区的生计,该地区以极端贫困和长期不安全为特征。在这项研究中,我们使用生态数据和调查数据来描述当地开心果林及其管理的现状属性和资源使用者的看法。调查问卷以口头方式向偏远社区的 507 名家庭代表进行了口头管理,这些家庭代表是根据可达性和在开心果带内的位置从阿富汗北部和西北部的八个地区选出的。林分密度和树形在不同地点之间差异很大,并且是海拔的函数。薪材收集的部分采伐与林分密度呈正相关。调查数据还显示,开心果林支持受访者及其家庭的各种生计活动。然而,次优的坚果采集时间和破坏性坚果收获方法的使用普遍存在,几乎没有努力适应自然再生。森林使用者通常认识到开心果林的退化状况以及放牧和薪材收集对森林密度的负面影响。受访者还认识到坚果采集实践、薪柴采集和放牧对森林再生状况的影响。这些结果表明,可持续管理开心果林的努力必须认识到社区内部和社区之间在森林物理条件、相关社区的习惯使用、现有或潜在的森林使用监管机制。所有这些都需要针对具体情况的森林管理规划。我们讨论了在高度不安全的环境中收集规划基于社区的多用途自然资源管理所需的基线数据所固有的挑战。

更新日期:2021-09-10
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