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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Why some community forests are performing better than others: a case of forest user groups in Nepal
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| Autores: |
Chand, Narendra
Kerr, Geoffrey N.
Bigsby, Hugh R.
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| Data: |
2010-11-18
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| Ano: |
2010
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| Palavras-chave: |
Community forestry
Stochastic frontier
Production efficiency
Nepal
Community/Rural/Urban Development
Environmental Economics and Policy
Farm Management
Productivity Analysis
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| Resumo: |
Management of many Nepalese forests has been devolved to local communities. Forest products, which are used by the community and which may also be traded, are essential contributors to community well-being. Forests are also important contributors of ecosystem services, such as flood protection and wildlife habitat. Nepalese communities were surveyed to measure flows of forest products from their community forests. A stochastic frontier analysis shows that communities are not producing forest products efficiently and there is potential for improvement. The results shows that forest products benefit and environmental performance are associated products. In addition, analysis reveals that factors such as social capital, support from government and knowledge in management contributes positively to the production efficiency. It is anticipated that these findings will contribute to community forest policy redesign and consequently to the welfare of communities.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/96827
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| Relação: |
New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society>2010 Conference, August 26-27, 2010, Nelson, New Zealand
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| Formato: |
21
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