Global S&T Development Trend Analysis Platform of Resources and Environment
DOI | 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.06.004 |
An upside to globalization: International outmigration drives reforestation in Nepal | |
Oldekop, Johan A.1,2,3; Sims, Katharine R. E.4,5; Whittingham, Mark J.2; Agrawal, Arun1 | |
2018-09-01 | |
发表期刊 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS |
ISSN | 0959-3780 |
EISSN | 1872-9495 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 52页码:66-74 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA; England |
英文摘要 | Halting and reversing global forest loss is a key priority for sustainable development pathways. Multiple countries in the Global South have recently transitioned from net forest loss to net forest gain. Understanding and explaining reforestation patterns is necessary to better understand land cover dynamics and create more effective sustainability policies. We show that international migration a key feature of globalization in the 21st century spurs a transition to greater forest cover in Nepal. Although some aspects of globalization - agricultural commodity production and trade in particular - have been identified as contributing to deforestation, the effects of international migration are less well understood. Using data from Nepal's national census (1.36 Million households) and from high-resolution forest cover change, we find that international outmigration is associated with substantial increases in local forest cover, even after controlling for multiple confounding factors. We find that areas with international outmigration levels above the median in 2001 were 44% more likely to experience net reforestation between 2000-2012. This effect of outmigration is mediated by changes in population density and in household agricultural activity. Effects of outmigration are higher in more agriculturally suitable areas, suggesting that migration-driven forest transitions are influenced by agricultural production systems. We provide new empirical evidence of forest transition driven by international migration and a generalizable analytical approach to the study of forest transitions using secondary global and national datasets. Our results suggest that actions to reach global sustainability, biodiversity targets, and reduced emissions can be better designed and targeted by taking into account the effects of international migration on natural resources and ecosystems. |
英文关键词 | Forest transitions Sustainable development goals Labor markets |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000449444900007 |
WOS关键词 | LAND-USE CHANGE ; FOREST TRANSITION ; CAUSAL MECHANISMS ; REDD PLUS ; MIGRATION ; CONSERVATION ; RESOURCES ; POVERTY ; COVER ; HILLS |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies ; Geography |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Geography |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/37787 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Michigan, Sch Nat Resources & Environm, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA; 2.Newcastle Univ, Sch Nat & Environm Sci, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, Tyne & Wear, England; 3.Univ Sheffield, Dept Geog, Winter St, Sheffield S10 2TN, S Yorkshire, England; 4.Amherst Coll, Dept Econ, Amherst, MA 01002 USA; 5.Amherst Coll, Dept Environm Studies, Amherst, MA 01002 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Oldekop, Johan A.,Sims, Katharine R. E.,Whittingham, Mark J.,et al. An upside to globalization: International outmigration drives reforestation in Nepal[J]. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS,2018,52:66-74. |
APA | Oldekop, Johan A.,Sims, Katharine R. E.,Whittingham, Mark J.,&Agrawal, Arun.(2018).An upside to globalization: International outmigration drives reforestation in Nepal.GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS,52,66-74. |
MLA | Oldekop, Johan A.,et al."An upside to globalization: International outmigration drives reforestation in Nepal".GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS 52(2018):66-74. |
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