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Participatory forest management for improving livelihood assets and mitigating forest degradation: lesson drawn from the Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia

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  • Girma, G.
  • Melka, Y.
  • Haileslassie, Amare

    (International Water Management Institute)

  • Mekuria, Wolde

    (International Water Management Institute)

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The study was conducted in Heban Arsi district, Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia to investigate the contribution of participatory forest management (PFM) to improving household’s livelihood assets and mitigating forest degradation. Data were gathered using household surveys, observation, key informant interviews and focus group discussions. During the entire study, 231 households (131 from PFM; 100 form non-PFM households), 35 key informants (25 from PFM; 10 from non-PFM) and 10 focus groups (6 from PFM; 4 from non-PFM) were involved. The livelihood assets framework was used to organize and analyze the quantitative data. The qualitative data was analyzed using topic coding and building categories, themes, and patterns of relationships. The introduction of PFM significantly (P

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  • Girma, G. & Melka, Y. & Haileslassie, Amare & Mekuria, Wolde, 2023. "Participatory forest management for improving livelihood assets and mitigating forest degradation: lesson drawn from the Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia," Papers published in Journals (Open Access), International Water Management Institute, pages 1-5:100205..
    • Handle: RePEc:iwt:jounls:h051657
    DOI: 10.1016/j.crsust.2022.100205
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    1. Jiaxin Wu & Jigang Zhang & Hongjuan Yang, 2023. "Sustainable Development of Farmers in Minority Areas after Poverty Alleviation Relocation: Based on an Improved Sustainable Livelihood Analysis Framework," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-18, May.

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