Upland development policy, livelihood change and land degradation: interactions from a Laotian village

Lestrelin, Guillaume; Giordano, Mark

doi:10.1002/ldr.756

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“…These policies are likely to be more strongly implemented in easily accessible areas, and in relocated areas, which are characterized by ethnic mix, better access to services but also an increase in population density, as observed in the LPP area [55,79].…”

Section: The Luang Prabang Province (Lpp)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrating Forest Cover Change with Census Data: Drivers and Contexts from Bolivia and the Lao PDR

Boillat

Dao

Bottazzi

et al. 2015

Land

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Abstract:The aim of this paper is to explore possible links between forest cover change and characteristics of social-ecological systems at sub-national scale based mainly on census data. We assessed relationships between population density, poverty, ethnicity, accessibility and forest cover change during the last decade for four regions of Bolivia and the Lao PDR, combining a parcel-based with a cell-based approach. We found that accessibility is a key OPEN ACCESSLand 2015, 4 46 driver of forest cover change, yet it has the effect of intensifying other economic and policy-related underlying drivers, like colonization policies, cash crop demand, but also policies that lead to forest gain in one case. Poverty does not appear as a driver of deforestation, but the co-occurrence of poverty and forest loss driven by external investments appears critical in terms of social-ecological development. Ethnicity was found to be a moderate explanatory of forest cover change, but appears as a cluster of converging socio-economic characteristics related with settlement history and land resource access. The identification of such clusters can help ordering communities into a typology of social-ecological systems, and discussing their possible outcomes in light of a critical view on forest transition theory, as well as the relevance and predictive power of the variables assessed.

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Section: The Luang Prabang Province (Lpp)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrating Forest Cover Change with Census Data: Drivers and Contexts from Bolivia and the Lao PDR

Boillat

Dao

Bottazzi

et al. 2015

Land

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“…Regarding rotation period of the shifting cultivation, previous study targeting similar region (Lestrelin & Giordano, 2007) were increased instead of "mixed forests".…”

Section: Land-use Changes and Deforestation Driversmentioning

confidence: 98%

Adapted REDD plus Based on Local People’s Capabilities: A Case Study from Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR

Iwadare¹,

Hiratsuka²

2017

OJF

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The reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD plus) has been proposed as a key tool for reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) from deforestation and forest degradation in land use sector. The development of a REDD plus that considers national, sub-national, and/or local circumstances in relation to a target area requires an analysis of site-specific deforestation drivers and land use characteristics. This study aimed to analyze the capability of forest-dependent people to find the way for reducing pressures on forest resources, i.e. reducing shifting cultivation and identified their patterns of land and forest use, as this knowledge is essential for developing a REDD plus for land and forest management for an area. The study target area was Luang Prabang Province in the northern part of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). We conducted questionnaire-based surveys and participatory workshops to identify the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation as well as current local capabilities. Our findings, which focused on the characteristics of ethnic groups (Khmu and Hmong) and the agricultural techniques used by villagers, revealed significant differences between upland rice farmers without paddy fields and farmers with paddy fields who cultivated upland rice in terms of their capabilities to maintain livelihoods. The results of a discriminant function analysis indicated that 66.7% of the initially categorized respondents were correctly classified for the variable Khmu or Hmong and 82.1% classified for the variable upland rice farmers with paddy or upland rice farmers without paddy. The results indicated a lower capability to transition to alternative livelihoods among farmers relying on upland cultivation (i.e. shifting cultivation) than among farmers who cultivate paddy. Moreover, the study revealed the importance of applying a capability approach when planning REDD plus in Lao PDR that account for differential capabilities attributed to ethnicity or other vulnerable group statuses.

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“…This land policy also aimed at securing land tenure for local populations by granting households land-use certificates. However, it did not achieve the expected success in terms of improving local livelihoods, largely because of the absence of alternatives to traditional swidden agriculture (Ducourtieux et al 2005, Lestrelin andGiordano 2007). Nam-Et Phou Louey NPA was established in 1993, and its boundaries were expanded in 2008 ( Fig.…”

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Engaging Local Communities in Low Emissions Land-Use Planning: a Case Study from Laos

Bourgoin¹,

Castella²,

Hett³

et al. 2013

E&S

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ABSTRACT. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks (REDD+) is a performance-based payment mechanism currently being debated in international and national environmental policy and planning forums. As the mechanism is based on conditionality, payments must reflect land stewards' level of compliance with carbon-efficient management practices. However, lack of clarity in land governance and carbon rights could undermine REDD+ implementation. Strategies are needed to avoid perverse incentives resulting from the commoditization of forest carbon stocks and, importantly, to identify and secure the rights of legitimate recipients of future REDD+ payments. We propose a landscapelevel approach to address potential conflicts related to carbon tenure and REDD+ benefit sharing. We explore various landtenure scenarios and their implications for carbon ownership in the context of a research site in northern Laos. Our case study shows that a combination of relevant scientific tools, knowledge, and participatory approaches can help avoid the marginalization of rural communities during the REDD+ process. The findings demonstrate that participatory land-use planning is an important step in ensuring that local communities are engaged in negotiating REDD+ schemes and that such negotiations are transparent. Local participation and agreements on land-use plans could provide a sound basis for developing efficient measurement, reporting, and verification systems for REDD+.

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Upland development policy, livelihood change and land degradation: interactions from a Laotian village

Cited by 71 publications

References 39 publications

Integrating Forest Cover Change with Census Data: Drivers and Contexts from Bolivia and the Lao PDR

Integrating Forest Cover Change with Census Data: Drivers and Contexts from Bolivia and the Lao PDR

Adapted REDD plus Based on Local People’s Capabilities: A Case Study from Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR

Engaging Local Communities in Low Emissions Land-Use Planning: a Case Study from Laos

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