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DOI	10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.04.022
	Impacts of the Natural Forest Conservation Program on the livelihoods of residents of Northwestern China: Perceptions of residents affected by the program
	Cao, Shixiong; Wang, Xiuqing; Song, Yuezhen; Chen, Li; Feng, Qi
发表日期	2010
ISSN	0921-8009
EISSN	1873-6106
卷号	69 期号:7
英文摘要	Conservation of the ecological environment presents scientists with a challenging dilemma because the strategy often leads to negative impacts on impoverished people in the area affected by the project. To consider this problem, we investigated the implications of China's national and regional policies related to the Natural Forest Conservation Program (NFCP) for poverty in the dryland regions of northern Shaanxi Province. We found that 34.9, 47.0, and 59.8% of farmers, livestock grazers, and forest workers respectively, felt that their livelihoods had been adversely affected by the NFCP due to the ban on logging and grazing imposed by this program, and they perceived additional economic losses because they were not adequately compensated for their economic losses under the program. These perceptions are supported by economic data. In addition, our results showed that the poorer the survey respondent, the greater the likelihood they believed that they had suffered from the implementation of the NFCP. Although Chinese citizens have become more favorable towards environmental conservation efforts, the poorest citizens still need considerable help to make it possible for them to participate in both economic development and environmental restoration. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
关键词	Environmental restoration Biodiversity conservation Sustainable development Livelihoods Natural Forest Conservation Program
学科领域	Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Business & Economics
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Ecology ; Economics ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
来源期刊	ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
来源机构	中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/111603
作者单位	Chinese Acad Sci, Cold & Arid Reg Environm Engn Res Inst, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Cao, Shixiong,Wang, Xiuqing,Song, Yuezhen,et al. Impacts of the Natural Forest Conservation Program on the livelihoods of residents of Northwestern China: Perceptions of residents affected by the program[J]. 中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院,2010,69(7).
APA	Cao, Shixiong,Wang, Xiuqing,Song, Yuezhen,Chen, Li,&Feng, Qi.(2010).Impacts of the Natural Forest Conservation Program on the livelihoods of residents of Northwestern China: Perceptions of residents affected by the program.ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,69(7).
MLA	Cao, Shixiong,et al."Impacts of the Natural Forest Conservation Program on the livelihoods of residents of Northwestern China: Perceptions of residents affected by the program".ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 69.7(2010).