Saif Ullah|Yixiong Wu|Azeem Iqbal Khan
Evaluating the Socioeconomic Factors on Deforestation in Northern Pakistan: A Study on Existing Economic Incentive Tools for Reducing Deforestation
Shanxi Agricultural University|Shanxi Agricultural University|University of Faisalabad|University of Agriculture Faisalabad
deforestation common threat environment substantial impact forests distribution across territorial boundaries simply defined loss forest cover commonly occurs result deforestation various reasons pakistan among countries high deforestation rate paper analyzes various socioeconomic factors cause deforestation northern pakistan existing economic incentive tools reducing deforestation data collected 602 respondents analyzed using descriptive statistics logistic regression model likert scale used determine mean socioeconomic factor score encouraging deforestation economic incentives used reduce deforestation gender distributions showed majority 659 respondents male 341 female family size majority respondents 668 family size 58 age 2125 years 460 recorded highest number average age respondents 24 years educationally 138 masters education 111 bachelors education 43 formal education 56 higher education level meaning masters phd students 561 primary education 90 secondary education occupation majority 504 respondents involved farming main occupation income major income recorded mean 25000 net minor income recorded mean 15500 net setting forest ablaze increasing farming activities low level literacy increasing timber mafia growing population poverty socioeconomic factors found economic incentives listed forest crop subsidies enhanced system taxes exploited forest products acquisition wellmonitored hunting licenses alternative job opportunities credit provision limited ban round log exports results logit regression established rewarding socioeconomic factors statistically significant variables p lt 005 conclusively adequately controlled applied economic incentives important instrument reducing deforestation therefore deforestation activities cannot entirely eradicated reduced barest minimum properly enforcing forest policies terms efficient forest policing goals study help implementation appropriate policies decisionmaking forest management well provide foundation future scenario analysis deforestation potential investigate potential environmental human implications