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标题：Socioeconomic implication of protecting natural vegetation: The case of Gra-Kahsu protecting natural vegetation In Southern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
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作者：Tesfay Atsbha
期刊名称：International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation
电子版ISSN：2141-243X
出版年度：2018
卷号：10
期号：11
页码：486-496
DOI：10.5897/IJBC2018.1205
语种：English
出版社：Academic Journals
摘要：Communities in southern Tigray have established the protection of natural vegetation on formerly degraded grazing lands to promote natural regeneration of plants. Even though same scholars in Tigray have developed their research of environmental management that enjoy great acceptability, the socioeconomic implication of environmental protection has been generally low. Hence, a study on understanding the socioeconomic implication of protecting natural vegetation (PNV) was carried out in Alamata wereda, southern zone of Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia. A total of 60 households were interviewed to collect information on socioeconomic implications of Gra-kahsu PNV. Data were analysed by using statistical package for social sciences version 20. Respondents reported that PNV is among rehabilitation mechanisms mostly practiced in their locality to return degraded lands and improve agricultural productivity as well. The majorities of the local communities developed a sense of belongingness and developed positive attitudes to the performance of PNV probably due to their active participation in site selection and management of PNV. The local community has benefited from the PNV in the form of wood and grasses for construction, animal feed, fuel wood, farm implements, honey bee forage, health care and farmland protection from clotting with silt and mud from the upper catchments. This has developed a positive attitude by the local community towards PNV establishment. Local communities are aware that PNV generates ecological and socioeconomic benefits. Such perception is a base mark for future sustainability of the practice, and the outlook is optimistic for the establishment and performance of PNV, which is a basis for future rehabilitation programmes.
关键词：Benefit;cut-and-carry system;degraded grazing lands;perception of protecting natural vegetation;rehabilitation