Socio-economic factors and management regimes as drivers of tree cover change in Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Despite the local and global importance of forests, deforestation is driven by various socio-economic and biophysical factors continues in many countries. In Nepal, in response to massive deforestation, the community forestry program has been implemented to reduce deforestation and support livelihoods. After four decades of its inception, the effectiveness of this program on forest cover change remains mostly unknown. This study analyses the spatial and temporal patterns of tree cover change along with a few socio-economic drivers of tree cover change to examine the effectiveness of the community forestry program for conserving forests or in reducing deforestation. We also investigate the socio-economic factors and policy responses as manifested through the community forestry program respo

SUBMITTER: Shrestha S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5983000 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature