Are forests always a "Good Thing"? : understanding the linkages among forests, watersheds and agriculture in the Western Ghats of India

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dc.contributor.authorLele, Sharadchandra
dc.contributor.editorBellamy, Rufus
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-29T20:32:29Z
dc.date.available2009-06-29T20:32:29Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionThis policy brief is based on SANDEE working paper no. 36-08, "Economic impacts of changes in hydrological services from forest ecosystems : findings from a low rainfall location in the Western Ghats of India"en
dc.description.abstractThe study underlines the complex relationship between habitat conservation and agriculture, and highlights the need for environmental policy that takes into account social and economic impacts of decisions. The research examined water availability and its affect on crop choice and productivity, which in turn affects the economic welfare of local people. The study site areas of natural forests have been transformed into monoculture tree plantations, grasslands, and coffee, tea and rubber plantations. For a certain type of irrigation system, an increase in forest cover can reduce the amount of water available for agriculture.en
dc.format.extent4 p. : ill.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/38979
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSANDEE, Kathmandu, NPen
dc.relation.ispartofSANDEE policy brief / South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics; no. 33-08en
dc.subjectFORESTSen
dc.subjectLAND USE CHANGEen
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYen
dc.subjectPLANTATIONSen
dc.subjectIRRIGATION SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectINDIAen
dc.subjectLIVELIHOODSen
dc.subjectCONSERVATIONen
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMYen
dc.subjectFORESTRYen
dc.subjectHYDROLOGYen
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAen
dc.titleAre forests always a "Good Thing"? : understanding the linkages among forests, watersheds and agriculture in the Western Ghats of Indiaen
dc.typePolicy Briefen
idrc.copyright.holderSouth Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE)
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceOA Permission Licenseen
idrc.copyright.oareleasedocrecordsserverdocnumber250517
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number102580
idrc.project.titleSouth Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE)en
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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