Invasive plants – Do they devastate or diversify rural livelihoods? Rural farmers' perception of three invasive plants in Nepal

Invasive plants – Do they devastate or diversify rural livelihoods? Rural farmers' perception of three invasive plants in Nepal

Rai, Rajesh Kumar, Scarborough, Helen, Subedi, Naresh and Lamichhane, Baburam 2012, Invasive plants – Do they devastate or diversify rural livelihoods? Rural farmers' perception of three invasive plants in Nepal, Journal for nature conservation, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 170-176.

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Title	Invasive plants – Do they devastate or diversify rural livelihoods? Rural farmers' perception of three invasive plants in Nepal
Author(s)	Rai, Rajesh Kumar Scarborough, Helen Subedi, Naresh Lamichhane, Baburam
Journal name	Journal for nature conservation
Volume number	20
Issue number	3
Start page	170
End page	176
Total pages	7
Publisher	Elsevier
Place of publication	Amterdam, The Netherlands
Publication date	2012-06
ISSN	1617-1381
Keyword(s)	invasive plants rural livelihoods Mikania micrantha Lantana camara Chromolaena odorata
Summary	In this paper, we examine how rural people in the buffer zone of Chitwan National Park in Nepal perceive the effects of accidently transported invasive plant species, such as Mikania micrantha, Lantana camara and Chromolaena odorata, on their livelihoods. We found that their perception of the impact of each species on their livelihood varies with factors such as the duration of the presence of invasive plants in the landscape, and household characteristics. Results of a household survey indicate that farm households close to the forests have responded to the invasive species both as a victim and a beneficiary. Farm households are likely to adapt to the invaded environment as they have a history of interacting with invasive plants and can commoditise them through appropriate intervention. Additionally, the findings indicate that rural people are willing to invest in the control and management of invasive plants if appropriate technical assistance is available. Without assistance, they consider mitigating the infestation an unattainable mission and consider acceptance of the invasive species as a part of the rural ecosystem an inevitable outcome.
Language	eng
Field of Research	140205 Environment and Resource Economics
Socio Economic Objective	960404 Control of Animal Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Forest and Woodlands Environments
HERDC Research category	C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice	©2012, Elsevier GmbH
Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30046172

Document type:	Journal Article
Collections:	Faculty of Business and Law School of Accounting, Economics and Finance

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