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dc.contributor.authorLamsal, Pramoden
dc.contributor.authorPant, Krishna Prasaden
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Laliten
dc.contributor.authorAtreya, Kishoren
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-19T14:24:00Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationEcology and Society, 20(1), p. 1-11en
dc.identifier.issn1708-3087en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17529-
dc.description.abstractWe investigated the participation of local ethnic groups in wetland conservation, determined the economic benefits that they received from the wetlands, and assessed socioeconomic factors that affect dependency on wetlands. A total of 217 wetland resource-user households residing around Ghodaghodi Lake, western Nepal were surveyed. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests and ordinary least squares regressions. The wetland resources contributed significantly to the household economy of the local people. Each household extracted lake resources at an annual worth of NPR 4379 ($63 USD), equivalent to 12.4% of the household total gross income. Although the people maintained a positive attitude toward wetland conservation, their participation in conservation efforts was inadequate. Socioeconomic factors such as larger household size, older age of the head of the family, and larger area of agricultural land increased the rate of resource extraction. In contrast, when households were involved with local conservation organizations, resource extraction was reduced. We recommend the following resource conservation and livelihood strategies: implementation of community-based conservation approaches to increase system productivity, adoption of biogas plants, and improved cooking stoves to reduce fuelwood consumption, coupled with conservation awareness programs.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherResilience Alliance Publicationsen
dc.relation.ispartofEcology and Societyen
dc.titleSustainable livelihoods through conservation of wetland resources: a case of economic benefits from Ghodaghodi Lake, western Nepalen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.5751/ES-07172-200110en
dcterms.accessRightsGolden
dc.subject.keywordsLandscape Ecologyen
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Managementen
dc.subject.keywordsEcosystem Functionen
local.contributor.firstnamePramoden
local.contributor.firstnameKrishna Prasaden
local.contributor.firstnameLaliten
local.contributor.firstnameKishoren
local.subject.for2008050102 Ecosystem Functionen
local.subject.for2008050104 Landscape Ecologyen
local.subject.for2008050205 Environmental Managementen
local.subject.seo2008960506 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environmentsen
local.subject.seo2008960609 Sustainability Indicatorsen
local.subject.seo2008960604 Environmental Management Systemsen
local.profile.schoolEcosystems Managementen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.emailplamsal2@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emaillkumar@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
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local.publisher.placeCanadaen
local.identifier.runningnumber10en
local.format.startpage1en
local.format.endpage11en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume20en
local.identifier.issue1en
local.title.subtitlea case of economic benefits from Ghodaghodi Lake, western Nepalen
local.access.fulltextYesen
local.contributor.lastnameLamsalen
local.contributor.lastnamePanten
local.contributor.lastnameKumaren
local.contributor.lastnameAtreyaen
dc.identifier.staffune-id:plamsal2en
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local.identifier.unepublicationidune:17744en
local.identifier.handlehttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17529en
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
local.title.maintitleSustainable livelihoods through conservation of wetland resourcesen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorLamsal, Pramoden
local.search.authorPant, Krishna Prasaden
local.search.authorKumar, Laliten
local.search.authorAtreya, Kishoren
local.uneassociationUnknownen
local.year.published2015en
local.subject.for2020410203 Ecosystem functionen
local.subject.for2020410206 Landscape ecologyen
local.subject.for2020410404 Environmental managementen
local.subject.seo2020180502 Assessment and management of pelagic marine ecosystemsen
local.subject.seo2020189999 Other environmental management not elsewhere classifieden
local.subject.seo2020190209 Sustainability indicatorsen
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