La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Biodiversity conservation and livelihoods in human-dominated landscapes: Forest commons in South Asia
Auteurs :	Lauren Persha, Auteur ; Harry Fischer, Auteur ; Ashwini Chhatre, Auteur ; Arun Agrawal, Auteur ; Catherine Benson, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Biological Conservation (143(12) DEC 2010)
Article en page(s) :	2918-2925
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Strict protected areas are a critical component in global biodiversity conservation, but the future of biodiversity conservation may well depend upon the ability to experiment successfully with a range of institutional forms, including those that permit human use. Here, we focus on forest commons in human-dominated landscapes and their role in biodiversity conservation at the same time as they provide livelihood benefits to users. Using a dataset of 59 forest commons located in Bhutan, India, and Nepal, we estimated tree species richness from plot vegetation data collected in each forest, and drew on interview data to calculate a livelihoods index indicating the overall contribution of each forest to villager livelihoods for firewood, fodder, and timber. We found that tree species richness and livelihoods were positively and significantly correlated (rho = .41, p

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