Dynamics of rural livelihoods and environmental reliance: empirical evidence from Nepal
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Dynamics of rural livelihoods and environmental reliance : empirical evidence from Nepal. / Walelign, Solomon Zena; Jiao, Xi.
In: Forest Policy and Economics, Vol. 83, 2017, p. 199-209.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Dynamics of rural livelihoods and environmental reliance
T2 - empirical evidence from Nepal
AU - Walelign, Solomon Zena
AU - Jiao, Xi
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Using environmentally augmented panel dataset of 2009 and 2012 from four districts in Nepal, we assess environmental reliance of households in different livelihood strategies and dynamic transition groups. We employ a latent class cluster analysis to determine the optimal number of livelihood clusters and assign individual households to particular cluster; and regression models were used to examine the covariates of change in environmental income and reliance. The analysis identifies six distinct livelihood clusters in terms of asset investment in different livelihood activities. Results show that majority of households persist in the relatively lower remunerative livelihood strategies between 2009 and 2012. Environmental income is important to all livelihood strategies. However, households in the least remunerative strategy and downward transition group have higher environmental reliance. It is also found that households with upward transition are likely to have reduced environmental dependency. Hence, enhancement of poverty reduction strategies in supporting poorer household in asset accumulation and undertake alternative higher remunerative livelihood strategies will eventually reduce the pressure and dependency on environment. Furthermore, conservation policies and naturalresource management are critical in the study areas to sustain the increased demands on environmental products and services.
AB - Using environmentally augmented panel dataset of 2009 and 2012 from four districts in Nepal, we assess environmental reliance of households in different livelihood strategies and dynamic transition groups. We employ a latent class cluster analysis to determine the optimal number of livelihood clusters and assign individual households to particular cluster; and regression models were used to examine the covariates of change in environmental income and reliance. The analysis identifies six distinct livelihood clusters in terms of asset investment in different livelihood activities. Results show that majority of households persist in the relatively lower remunerative livelihood strategies between 2009 and 2012. Environmental income is important to all livelihood strategies. However, households in the least remunerative strategy and downward transition group have higher environmental reliance. It is also found that households with upward transition are likely to have reduced environmental dependency. Hence, enhancement of poverty reduction strategies in supporting poorer household in asset accumulation and undertake alternative higher remunerative livelihood strategies will eventually reduce the pressure and dependency on environment. Furthermore, conservation policies and naturalresource management are critical in the study areas to sustain the increased demands on environmental products and services.
U2 - 10.1016/j.forpol.2017.04.008
DO - 10.1016/j.forpol.2017.04.008
M3 - Journal article
VL - 83
SP - 199
EP - 209
JO - Forest Policy and Economics
JF - Forest Policy and Economics
SN - 1389-9341
ER -
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