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- Title
IDENTIFYING CAUSES OF CONFLICT AMONG FOREST STAKEHOLDERS: SUITABLE COPING STRATEGIES.
- Authors
Malik, Sabeeqa Usman; Ashraf, M. Irfan; Ahmed, M. Ibrar; Anwar, Maqsood
- Abstract
Conflict is a natural phenomenon in human life. Conflicts are expressed in violent or nonviolent behavior depending on their intensity and situation. Conflict analysis helps understand the situation and guide stakeholders and administrative authorities towards a durable solution. Conflict analysis is also useful in developing extension strategies. Present study was conducted in the Department of Forestry and Range Management, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan during the year 2012-14. For this study Chakwal Forest Division was selected to analyze the conflicts among various stakeholders in context of forest management. This division mainly comprised dry deciduous scrub forest. The required information for the study was collected from 200 respondents through field survey from five villages. The survey was based on questionnaire, focal group discussions and personal interviews. Statistical analysis was carried out using chi-square test and f-test. In this study, conflicts were identified according to the type, frequency and intensity. Overall five types of conflicts (grazing/grass cutting permits, plantation of Eucalyptus, Illicit cutting, illicit hunting and ownership of land) were identified but two of them i.e. grazing/grass cutting permits (80%) and illicit cutting (65%) were of high intensity. The response frequency of stakeholders to conflict occurrence was ~ 50%. The conflict sensitive indicators such as profile, causes and dynamics were also investigated. Probability of conflict was also analyzed for present and future forest management practices by prioritizing conflicts according to urgency and significance. Generally, findings of present study indicated that most of the conflicts happen due to lack of awareness among forest stakeholders. The study improved the community participation in the area and opened horizons of research on social aspects of forestry.
- Subjects
FORESTS &; forestry; COPING Strategies Questionnaire; CONFLICT of interests; GRAZING; EUCALYPTUS
- Publication
Journal of Agricultural Research (03681157), 2018, Vol 56, Issue 2, p159
- ISSN
0368-1157
- Publication type
Article