جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « governance » در نشریات گروه « آبخیزداری، بیابان، محیط زیست، مرتع »

Analyzing changes in land use/cover and identifying their drivers is essential for developing sustainable land management approaches that restore ecosystem resources and services. This research analyzes land use/land cover changes in the Fandoghlo region in Ardabil province in the last two decades based on Landsat 8 (OLI/TIRS L1TP) satellite images and investigates governance and socio-economic drivers based on household surveys and key informants interviews. The results recorded a negative net change in forest (187.5 ha) and rangeland (662.5 ha) ecosystems and a positive net change in agriculture (587.1 ha) and man-made (267.6 ha). Analysis of the 20-year (2003-2023) change detection matrix showed that about 26% of the study area experienced a transition. Based on the results of the investigation of 11 governance and socio-economic drivers, the observed change in ecosystems caused by the expansion of agriculture (91%), poverty (71%), livestock pressure (68%), weak law enforcement (65%), wood smuggling (62%), increasing demand for firewood (60%), population growth (44%), fires (41%), incompatible forms of tourism (40%), distance to the road (36%), and mining (11%). These socio-economic drivers have a significant impact on the availability of ecosystem services, community welfare, biodiversity, and climate. Therefore, this study recommends coordinated efforts by stakeholders to develop participatory ecosystem management and public awareness on the coexistence of nature conservation and sustainable livelihoods. In order to protect ecosystems in this region, it is crucial to empower local communities, understand the dynamics of agricultural lands, and manage the causes and consequences of recent demographic changes.

The need to decentralize government at the local level can guarantee the participation of rangeland beneficiaries. So the present study has analyzed the perceptions of rangeland beneficiaries of participatory governance in Incheh salt marshes in Golestan province. The research is descriptive-survey and statistical population consists of 120 beneficiaries, 92 of whom were selected as the sample size. The questionnaire was the main tool of data collection and participatory governance was evaluated with 32 items in the form of 9 components. The validity of the questionnaire was obtained by experts and its reliability was obtained by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Statistical calculations based on SPSS25. The results showed that the "implementation" and "conflict resolution" with the highest and "planning" and "coordination" with the lowest were at the highest and lowest levels of governance index, respectively. On the other hand, according to the average obtained in the participatory governance index (3.58), the tendency of governance is toward community-oriented management. There was a positive and significant relationship between the variables of livestock history, number of livestock, age, annual income and the tendency to rule in the rangeland. According to the obtained results and also the importance of rangeland governance, the involvement of beneficiaries in the preparation of rangeland plans and projects and the use of their rich native knowledge, holding classes in line with the cooperative activities of beneficiaries with the Department of Natural Resources and Watershed Management as a representative of the government are the most important suggestions of this research.