Performance of success and failure in grassroots conservation and development interventions: Gender dynamics in participatory forest management in India

Nandigama, Sailaja

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.05.061

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“…According to the National Forest Policy of Pakistan 2015, the lawmakers have taken steps to manage forests and improve public awareness of the ecological and cultural values of forests [26][27][28][29]. Nevertheless, forests have been weakly preserved in recent years and it is a challenging task in northern areas of Pakistan to apply strict rules of preservation due to the high reliance of peoples on the natural resources of forests [30][31][32].…”

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Predicting Behavioral Intention of Rural Inhabitants toward Economic Incentive for Deforestation in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

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The conservation of forest in the northern areas of Pakistan is the major priority of the national environmental policy to fight against global warming. Despite the policy for the protection of forest, rural residents’ behavior toward economic incentives for deforestation may undermine their conservation goals. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to understand the factors that affect the illegal behaviors related to deforestation in the northern areas of Pakistan. The present study applied the socio-psychological theory of planned behavior to predict the behavioral intention of rural residents toward economic incentives for deforestation. Correlations were explored between background factors toward motivations for deforestation based on positive and negative views through open-ended questions. Attitude and descriptive norm were found good predictors to perceive the behaviors. The findings of the study suggest that rural communities’ support for compliance with policies is vital for the long-term efficacy and protection of the forest in the region. Further, change in the behaviors of inhabitants toward the ecosystem through training can be improved to manage the forest.

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confidence: 99%

Predicting Behavioral Intention of Rural Inhabitants toward Economic Incentive for Deforestation in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

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“…Our research has contextual and historical limitations as a regional, Namibian study with a focus on CBNRM. Its wider applicability, however, lies in the importance of critically analyzing articulations of failure and success in other parts of the world, such as East Africa (Kimanthi and Hebinck 2018;Svarstad and Benjaminsen 2017), as well as beyond the African continent (Nandigama 2019;To and Dressler 2019) and in different disciplines. As mentioned in the introduction, disciplinary reflexive responses are part of disciplines such as geography (Sidaway 2000) and political ecology (Neimark et al 2019;Ramutsindela et al 2016), both highly relevant for conservation and development.…”

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“…The third author has carried out independent academic anthropology and ecology research in north-west Namibia since 1992, witnessing and researching key moments and tensions in the establishment of CBNRM in this context. Success, Failure and Namibian CBNRM Mosse (2004) shows that both success and failure can become policy-oriented framings that mask project effects "on the ground," and the structuring effects of "success" or "failure" have been observed in research on nature conservation (B€ uscher 2013;Catalano et al 2019;Sullivan 2002;To and Dressler 2019) and development (B€ uscher 2014;Clemens, Kenny, and Moss 2007;Kimanthi and Hebinck 2018;Nandigama 2019;Svarstad and Benjaminsen 2017). Blaikie (2006Blaikie ( , 1946, in his critical assessment of CBNRM, finds that "[t]here are success stories too, although they are stories told by the initiating agencies themselves" (see also B€ uscher 2013;Sullivan 2002).…”

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Science for Success—A Conflict of Interest? Researcher Position and Reflexivity in Socio-Ecological Research for CBNRM in Namibia

Koot

Hebinck

Sullivan

2020

Society & Natural Resources

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This paper emphasizes the importance of researcher position and reflexivity for professionals in the ecological and development sciences. We draw on critical discourse analysis (CDA) to analyze a selection of scientific papers written by Namibian Community-based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) professionals and their relationships with public discourse regarding this conservation and development program. These papers mainly show "success" whilst disregarding "failure" of elements in the program that elsewhere are highly criticized (especially trophy hunting and ecotourism). In addition, they seem to disregard questions concerning researchers' conflicts of interest that bear on the papers' "objectivity." We argue that such positions beg more transparency and epistemological accountability. In particular, we propose greater disclosure and reflexivity regarding researcher positioning as an important methodological response for illuminating when and how researchers have an interest in specific outcomes of their research, so as to enhance interpretation of the knowledge produced by such research.

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“…We do recognise that the socio-ecological practices change over a period of time for any given community ( Nandigama, 2020 ). However, it becomes crucial to raise the alarm when these changes end up being unsustainable for the community's self-sufficiency, existence and continuity.…”

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Food, fields and forage: A socio-ecological account of cultural transitions among the Gaddis of Himachal Pradesh in India

Malhotra

Nandigama

Bhattacharya

2021

Heliyon

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Traditional food systems of many ethnic communities in India directly depend on their symbiotic relationship with the surrounding natural resources and the local socio-ecological and cultural dynamics. However, in the light of development activities resulting in drastic socio-ecological changes, these communities are oftentimes found stranded with over-simplified and unsustainable food systems. Using an ethnographic methodology, we present the case of Gaddis – an agro-pastoral community of Himachal Pradesh in India. In this paper, we documented the on-going trade-offs in traditional livelihoods of the Gaddis and their land use patterns that cause a significant transition in the traditional food systems. Based on our observations, we argue that mapping the shifting political ecology of resources enables a better understanding of transitioning food systems and the consequent eco-cultural changes. While doing so, we emphasize the need for revisitng the existing praxis of tribal development in India with an urgent focus on holistic socio-ecological approaches.

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Performance of success and failure in grassroots conservation and development interventions: Gender dynamics in participatory forest management in India

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Predicting Behavioral Intention of Rural Inhabitants toward Economic Incentive for Deforestation in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Predicting Behavioral Intention of Rural Inhabitants toward Economic Incentive for Deforestation in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Science for Success—A Conflict of Interest? Researcher Position and Reflexivity in Socio-Ecological Research for CBNRM in Namibia

Food, fields and forage: A socio-ecological account of cultural transitions among the Gaddis of Himachal Pradesh in India

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