Impact assessment of bamboo harvesting in the Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, Mondulkiri, Cambodia | |
| Author | Mann Mouy |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.NR-09-09 |
| Subject(s) | Bamboo--Harvesting--Cambodia Biodiversity conservation--Cambodia |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Natural Resource Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. NR-09-09 |
| Abstract | Impact on bamboo forests and local livelihoods in SBCA involves clearance for agriculture, traditional harvest for family uses, and harvest for making BIS. To study the impact of these harvesting practices, research was carried out in the villages of Srae Levi and 0 Rona. Harvesting for making BIS has a positive impact on the income of families in O Rona since they generate a higher income than those in Srae Levi. In particular, it is an essential income generating activity for BHFs to alleviate food shortage during the lean period. However, the harvesting is not sustainable and has negative impact on one bamboo species, Reusei Thngor, because its regeneration capacity cannot respond to the current level of harvesting. Traditional harvest for family uses provides important benefits to subsistence livelihoods and does not have a negative impact on bamboo forest. Consequently, bamboo clearance for agriculture has stronger negative impact on the condition of bamboo forest when compared with harvesting for making BIS. It will affect conservation effort for wildlife habitat if management is not improved. Moreover, the impact on bamboo forest is more serious in 0 Rona, which has better infrastructure, easy access to market, and a higher population and immigration. |
| Year | 2009 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. NR-09-09 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Natural Resources Management (NRM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Vogt, Dietrich Schmidt |
| Examination Committee(s) | Ranamukhaarachchi, S.L.;Shivakoti, Ganesh P. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship;France |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2009 |