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Affiliations
1 Centre of Ecology, Development and Research, 41/1, Vasanth Vihar, Dehradun 246 006, IN
2 Department of Environmental Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Mawkynroh, Shillong 793 022, IN
3 Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave, Sriramapura, Jakkur Post, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 111, No 2 (2016), Pagination: 380-387
Abstract
Despite decades of concerted global conservation efforts, biodiversity loss continues unabated, making it important to assess the effectiveness of conservation approaches. Using forest cover as a proxy for conservation effectiveness, we analysed land-use and land-cover changes across a community and a state forest of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, India. Forest losses in the community lands (77.94 sq. km) were higher compared to the state forest (11.48 sq. km) between 1994 and 2014, and were driven by mining, industry, plantations and agriculture. We examined the role of policies and institutional arrangements as larger drivers of forest change within the context of conservation effectiveness.
Keywords
Community Forest, Conservation Effectiveness, Forest Change, Protected Areas.
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