Poverty and Prosperity: Impact on Livelihood Assets of Billion Trees Afforestation Program in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan
| Autor: | Syed Jamal Shah, Saqib Yaqoob Malik, Muhammad Zada, Tariq Rauf, Naveed Khan, Cao Yukun, Adnan Sadique |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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rural livelihood
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences media_common.quotation_subject 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences khyber-pakhtunkhwa (kpk) Afforestation Socioeconomics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common sustainable livelihood framework forest income Poverty pakistan Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Pakistan Forestry lcsh:QK900-989 Livelihood Work (electrical) lcsh:Plant ecology Household income Prosperity Business Ordered logit Rural area billion tree afforestation project (btap) |
| Zdroj: | Forests, Vol 10, Iss 10, p 916 (2019) Forests Volume 10 Issue 10 |
| ISSN: | 1999-4907 |
| Popis: | In this study, we assessed the impact of the Billion Trees Afforestation Program (BTAP) on the livelihood of local household in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (KPK). BTAP is the largest ban-logging afforestation program in Pakistan, which aims to conserve natural forests, promoting rural livelihoods and reducing poverty. Primary data from 360 local inhabitants were collected and analyzed using descriptive and econometric methodologies that include ordered logit model and ordinary least squares (OLS) respectively. In specific, a wealth index, household income, and five assets of sustainable livelihood have been considered to measure the impact of BTAP. We found that there is a strong and positive contribution of BTAP to the improvement of a rural community&rsquo s livelihood. Results showed that BTAP based households earn 4% more income and possess around 35% more assets. These findings suggest that BTAP has considerable effect on increase in livelihood assets. This study continues the discussion with several practical implications of this along with recommendations for future research. |
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