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Impact of the ecological resettlement program in southern Shaanxi Province, China on households' livelihood strategies
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Wang et al. as discussed by the authors explored the potential impact of ecological resettlement on livelihood strategies and found that participation has generally increased the income of relocated households through governmental subsidies and other income, reduced the poverty rate, and improved their living conditions and facilities.About:
This article is published in Forest Policy and Economics.The article was published on 2020-11-01. It has received 14 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Livelihood.read more
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Impact of Forest Logging Ban on the Welfare of Local Communities in Northeast China
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper measured the change in welfare of forestry worker households based on an empirical research framework that measures the function and gap in welfare before and after the logging ban, and found that low-income households solely dependent on forestry work or engaged in this work for diversified income were impacted most by the ban.
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Impact of the 2013 super typhoon haiyan on the livelihood of small-scale coconut farmers in Leyte island, Philippines
Moises Neil V. Seriño,Jedan A. Cavero,Jacob Cuizon,Therese Ratilla,Brenda M. Ramoneda,Maria Hazel Bellezas,Maria Juliet Ceniza +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a cross-sectional data set collected through face-to-face surveys to quantify the adverse effect of the super typhoon on the livelihood of coconut dependent farmers in Leyte island.
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Evaluating the socioeconomic and ecological impacts of China's forest policies, program, and practices: Summary and outlook
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors collected 16 papers that examine the direct, indirect, and/or induced socioeconomic and ecological impacts of China's major forest policies, programs, and practices.
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Can health poverty alleviation project reduce the economic vulnerability of poor households? Evidence from Chifeng City, China
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper employed the propensity score matching and difference-in-differences method and an economic vulnerability indicator to evaluate the project effects using 2017-2020 internal data from the government of Chifeng (a prefecture-level city in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region).
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Socio-economic and ecological impacts of China's forest sector policies
Francisco X. Aguilar,Yali Wen +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a synthesis of the studies compiled under the Special Issue “Socioeconomic and ecological impacts of China's Forest Policies, Programs and Practices” and outlines areas where new research seems warranted.
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The economic contribution of forest resource use to rural livelihoods in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the role and significance of forest environmental products in household income and in rural poverty and inequality, and found that products from environmental sources represent an important component in rural livelihoods.