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FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Volume 236, Issue 2-3, Pages 324-331Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.09.017
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forest management; farmers' participation; factor and regression analysis; Foret des Pins Reserve
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Foret des Pins Reserve, a state-owned natural forest in Haiti, has suffered severe degradation due to an ongoing influx of people seeking fertile agricultural land and off-farm employment opportunities. Participation by local communities in management has widely been considered as a means of sustaining protected areas. The purpose of this study is to examine the setting in which farmers are likely to participate in forest management in Foret des Pins Reserve using factor analysis and multiple regression equations. Data from 243 farmers inside the Reserve were used in the empirical analysis. Results showed that the participatory management process of Foret des Pins Reserve can be enhanced by providing information about benefits from the forests, increasing annual income, improving education, strengthening organizational memberships, and increase the involvement of women in the forest management process. Results also revealed that policies designed to improve technical assistance is essential to strengthen farmers' participation in forestry program. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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