Climate Change and Potential of Agroforestry in Uganda: Youth Perceptions and Willingness to Participate in Adaptation and Transition Efforts

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/62156489:43310/24:43926056 RIV/62156489:43410/24:43926056

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/f15122108" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/f15122108</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f15122108" target="_blank" >10.3390/f15122108</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Climate Change and Potential of Agroforestry in Uganda: Youth Perceptions and Willingness to Participate in Adaptation and Transition Efforts

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Climate change remains a pressing global issue, affecting sectors including agriculture and forest resources, in countries such as Uganda. This research focused on exploring the viewpoints of youth in Uganda concerning adapting to climate change, and their interest in becoming involved in agroforestry transition, by conducting a survey involving 1138 participants from the youth demographic group aiming to gather information about their level of hopefulness towards climate adaptation efforts and how they perceive the impact of farming practices and deforestation. Furthermore, the study aimed to evaluate youth willingness to participate in agroforestry (WTPA) initiatives. The study used descriptive statistics as well as Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) to analyze the collected data. We found that most participants are hopeful about adapting to climate change (89%). This positive and highly significant outlook is closely related to their willingness to participate in agroforestry adaptation efforts (0.000). Moreover, a high percentage of participants (92%) acknowledged how farming practices, such as cultivation and livestock rearing, could degrade land significantly. Whereas Gender, Age and Employment were found to be highly and positively significant regarding youth&apos;s WTPA (0.000), income was not. Other determinants, such as saving nature, soil conservation, water regulation and protection, financial/income, forest-related foods and fruits, and firewood, influenced youth willingness to participate in agroforestry activities. Incorporating indigenous practices and encouraging meaningful involvement from policymakers can empower youth and strengthen community-led initiatives to address environmental decline effectively. This research highlights the capacity of youth engagement in steering successful climate resilience measures via agroforestry practices in Uganda.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Climate Change and Potential of Agroforestry in Uganda: Youth Perceptions and Willingness to Participate in Adaptation and Transition Efforts

Popis výsledku anglicky

Climate change remains a pressing global issue, affecting sectors including agriculture and forest resources, in countries such as Uganda. This research focused on exploring the viewpoints of youth in Uganda concerning adapting to climate change, and their interest in becoming involved in agroforestry transition, by conducting a survey involving 1138 participants from the youth demographic group aiming to gather information about their level of hopefulness towards climate adaptation efforts and how they perceive the impact of farming practices and deforestation. Furthermore, the study aimed to evaluate youth willingness to participate in agroforestry (WTPA) initiatives. The study used descriptive statistics as well as Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) to analyze the collected data. We found that most participants are hopeful about adapting to climate change (89%). This positive and highly significant outlook is closely related to their willingness to participate in agroforestry adaptation efforts (0.000). Moreover, a high percentage of participants (92%) acknowledged how farming practices, such as cultivation and livestock rearing, could degrade land significantly. Whereas Gender, Age and Employment were found to be highly and positively significant regarding youth&apos;s WTPA (0.000), income was not. Other determinants, such as saving nature, soil conservation, water regulation and protection, financial/income, forest-related foods and fruits, and firewood, influenced youth willingness to participate in agroforestry activities. Incorporating indigenous practices and encouraging meaningful involvement from policymakers can empower youth and strengthen community-led initiatives to address environmental decline effectively. This research highlights the capacity of youth engagement in steering successful climate resilience measures via agroforestry practices in Uganda.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50704 - Environmental sciences (social aspects)

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Forests

ISSN

1999-4907

e-ISSN

1999-4907

Svazek periodika

15

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

12

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

22

Strana od-do

2108

Kód UT WoS článku

001384365100001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85213234583