Factors affecting the participation in community forest conservation in Northern Upland of Laos P.D.R
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Results showed that the variable of household income had a strong degree of association with participation in activities of community forest conservation, and old age households had more opportunities to participate in knowledge dissemination activity than young age households. Men were more participated than women, especially, in forest restoration activities. The educated households were participated more in the activity of forest fire prevention than the uneducated households such as households who lived far from the place of community and were not to be members of social committees and who did not access training activities. In contrast, the getting information was promoted the people to participate more in activities of community forest conservation. The accessibility households of large land-holding had less participated a lot of activities. Households are hold the executive position in social committees who participated more activity of forest conservation, and public relations activity. Moreover, households with long periods of residence are participated in the activity of forest conservation and public relations activity. The results showed that the community forests conservation activities of households were not homogeneous, due to a policy of users who were equal; participated in all activities of community forest conservation
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