Community participation in development programs: Key lessons from the billion trees afforestation project (BTAP)

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103581" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103581</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103581" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103581</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Community participation in development programs: Key lessons from the billion trees afforestation project (BTAP)

Original language description

Sustainable restoration of forested landscapes requires the effective participation of local communities in project planning and implementation. This study analyzes the factors that influenced household participation in the Billion Trees Afforestation Project (BTAP) in Pakistan. We examined the activities undertaken by the Forest Department to promote community participation in landscape restoration. Data were collected from community members through household surveys and from forest department officials through in-depth interviews. Descriptive statistics and a Poisson regression model were used to analyze the data. The descriptive results indicate that communities that participated in a higher number of BTAP activities showed significant improvements in forest cover, wildlife, and other ecosystem services. The Poisson regression model shows that household head participation in BTAP increases with education and the functioning of Village Development Committees (VDCs). The results of the in-depth interviews show that the important factors that hindered community members' higher level of participation in BTAP include nepotism, irregular rainfall, lack of knowledge and skills development programs, unattractive land tenure policies, ineffective communication networks, and delay in timely payment of salaries to community members. Therefore, the government and other stakeholders should understand the factors that influence rural household participation in afforestation projects and then determine how to establish and promote effective afforestation incentive mechanisms to improve the success of afforestation initiatives.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40101 - Agriculture

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

ISSN

1462-9011

e-ISSN

1462-9011

Volume of the periodical

150

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2023-12-01

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

1-9

UT code for WoS article

001082042600001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85171447932