Livelihood impacts of community-based forest landscape restoration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, Pakistan

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41340%2F24%3A101325" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41340/24:101325 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-024-01726-5" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-024-01726-5</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10342-024-01726-5" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10342-024-01726-5</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Livelihood impacts of community-based forest landscape restoration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, Pakistan

Original language description

Over the past decade, community-based forest landscape restoration (FLR) has gained policy attention in Pakistan. However, there is a lack of information on how FLR affects the livelihood capital of mountain communities. To fill this gap, this study investigated the livelihood impacts of FLR in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region of Pakistan. To understand the role of FLR in livelihood restoration, we utilized focus group discussions (FGDs) and field observations. The study revealed that community members perceived various impacts of FLR on their livelihood assets. FLR helped restore the ecology, improved access to food, education, and health facilities, developed infrastructure, and initiated ecotourism in the study area. FLR activities were executed through several institutions, particularly extension services, Village Development Committees (VDCs), and Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs), through the process of equity, accountability, and collaboration. We recommend continuing the implementation of FLR initiatives through extension services to maximize positive impacts on social, natural, human, financial, and physical capitals.

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

50900 - Other social sciences

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

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

Name of the periodical

European Journal of Forest Research

ISSN

1612-4669

e-ISSN

1612-4669

Volume of the periodical

143

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

1773-1786

UT code for WoS article

001291220800001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85201317394