Amid the epoch of global overpopulation, agroforestry system can intervene as a novel practice that safeguard agricultural sustainability, provide means livelihood, yield ecological benefits, and contribute to household food security. However, adoption sustained practices requires an understanding both farmers’ personal characteristics perceived statuses, constituting difficult task anticipate, analyze, visualize. To this end, it is crucial understand identify most significant factors...

The concept of sustainable livelihood garnered a prominent status in humanitarian and international development organizations that aim to calculate build for agroforestry farmers. However, it is difficult measure analyze as well visualize the data improvement from (AF). This paper comparatively assessed 400 smallholder farmers’ through AF conventional farming (CF) systems Northern Irrigated Plain Pakistan. findings showed has mixed impact on capital, including human, physical, natural,...

The contribution of local communities has become widely recognized as a better alternative in forest management than the traditional command-based control approach. However, several years later implementation, most programs were failed due to lack community participation, imposing an uncertain future for forestry. This paper examines rural Sri Lankans’ participation intention forestry (CF) program by using Probit regression model. Randomly selected 300 individuals representing both CF...

The present paper aims to investigate the impact of coffee exports on long-term economic growth in an open economy for 32 countries exporting over period 1994-2013. study applied a dynamic panel Auto-Regressive Distributive Lag (ARDL) modelling approach with estimators. All variables involved specified model were found be stationary order I (1) at first difference. Pooled Mean-Group (PMG) long-run results suggest presence significant positive effect growth. empirical findings policy...

Invasive alien plants (IAPs) are a significant cause of socio-ecological change in Sri Lanka. Many studies have focused on the ecological dimensions this problem, but few addressed sociological factors such as knowledge and perceptions individuals groups tasked with addressing IAPs. This study investigates how IAP issues understood perceived by professional forest wildlife officers The data analyzed were gathered using questionnaire that covered three themes: respondents' ability to identify...

The community forestry (CF) program in Sri Lanka came forth the early 1980 s following a global trend to conserve forest resources and provide benefits local community. However, very little is known about role of CF on livelihoods Lanka. Therefore, this study evaluated effect newly implemented intermediate zone by using before-after control impact (BACI) design. Data were collected from 450 households analyzed difference-indifference (DID) method. results show that has improved livelihoods,...

Forest ecosystems provide myriad services that are beneficial to local livelihoods. Successful community forest management (CFM) enhances the provision, overall benefit, and effectiveness of regulation ecosystem contributes conservation efforts. The study area was a deciduous in Ban Mae Chiang Rai Lum Community Forest, which is located Pa Phrik National Reserve Thailand’s northern province Lampang. A systematic sampling conducted, survey plots were established. field documented 197 plant...

Sri Lanka's community forestry (CF) program emerged in the early 1980s following a global trend to conserve forest resources and provide benefits local community. However, very little is known about effect of CF on resources. We assess impacts conditions semi-mixed evergreen intermediate zone Lanka using before-after control-impact method. The study examines tree density, regeneration, woody species diversity, evidence disturbance as parameters analyze impact program. Data are analyzed...

Agroforestry (AF), a traditional land management system in Pakistan that provides great potential both to boost agriculture and reduce wood shortages.Previous work has identified many complex factors of AF covering socio-economic, environmental impacts.Comparatively few have addressed the perception impact AF.This study investigates farmer ecological derived from influence their perception.The questionnaire was completed by 200 farmers Northern irrigated plain Pakistan, resulting descriptive...

Estimation of plant community composition, aboveground biomass and carbon stock is crucial for understanding forest ecology, strengthening environmental management, developing effective tools policies restoration. This study was conducted in nine different reserves Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2018 examine the impact community-based restoration (CBFR) on stand structural attributes, biomass, compared state-managed forests. In total, 180 plots (90 community-managed blocks (CMRBs) 90 assigned...

This study examined and analyzed the contribution of forestry sector on Nigerian economy factors affecting Sector Economy in Nigeria. Data was sourced from National Bureau Statistics Central Bank Nigeria for period 1970–2015. The data collected using unit root test multiple regression analysis. found that population, crop production, oil sector, have significant positive impact while inflation has adverse effect economy. further rural urban permanent cropland net forest depletion are main...