Poverty and Environmental Degradation in Southern Burkina Faso: An Assessment Based on Participatory Methods
The poverty and environmental degradation vicious circle hypothesis considers the poor as agents and victims of environmentally degrading activities. Despite some studies, however, there still has not been a sufficient empirical examination of the poverty-environment nexus. Based on participatory po...
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| author | Etongo, D. Djenontin, I.N.S. Kanninen, M. |
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| author_facet | Etongo, D. Djenontin, I.N.S. Kanninen, M. |
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| description | The poverty and environmental degradation vicious circle hypothesis considers the poor as agents and victims of environmentally degrading activities. Despite some studies, however, there still has not been a sufficient empirical examination of the poverty-environment nexus. Based on participatory poverty assessment (PPA) methods with two hundred farm households categorized by wealth status in southern Burkina Faso, six indicators of environmental degradation and a set of land management practices were examined to answer the following questions: (i) Which households (non-poor, fairly-poor, or poorest) are responsible for environmental degradation? (ii) Does poverty constrain adoption of land management practices considered to improve the land? Results indicate deforestation is highest for non-poor farmers, and non-poor and fairly-poor farmers have higher rates of overgrazing. In addition, the entire non-poor group, mainly recent migrants to the area, occupy borrowed lands with tenure perceived as insecure, considered by farmers to be a disincentive for assisted natural regeneration of vegetation. Thus, non-poor and fairly-poor farmers participate most in activities locally identified as environmentally degrading, and the former contribute more than the latter. On the other hand, adoption of land management practices considered to improve the land is relatively low amongst the poorest farmers. |
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| spelling | CGSpace950242025-06-17T08:24:05Z Poverty and Environmental Degradation in Southern Burkina Faso: An Assessment Based on Participatory Methods Etongo, D. Djenontin, I.N.S. Kanninen, M. poverty tenure land management The poverty and environmental degradation vicious circle hypothesis considers the poor as agents and victims of environmentally degrading activities. Despite some studies, however, there still has not been a sufficient empirical examination of the poverty-environment nexus. Based on participatory poverty assessment (PPA) methods with two hundred farm households categorized by wealth status in southern Burkina Faso, six indicators of environmental degradation and a set of land management practices were examined to answer the following questions: (i) Which households (non-poor, fairly-poor, or poorest) are responsible for environmental degradation? (ii) Does poverty constrain adoption of land management practices considered to improve the land? Results indicate deforestation is highest for non-poor farmers, and non-poor and fairly-poor farmers have higher rates of overgrazing. In addition, the entire non-poor group, mainly recent migrants to the area, occupy borrowed lands with tenure perceived as insecure, considered by farmers to be a disincentive for assisted natural regeneration of vegetation. Thus, non-poor and fairly-poor farmers participate most in activities locally identified as environmentally degrading, and the former contribute more than the latter. On the other hand, adoption of land management practices considered to improve the land is relatively low amongst the poorest farmers. 2016 2018-07-03T11:02:15Z 2018-07-03T11:02:15Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95024 en Open Access MDPI Etongo, D., Djenontin, I.N.S., Kanninen, M.. 2016. Poverty and Environmental Degradation in Southern Burkina Faso : An Assessment Based on Participatory Methods. Land, 5 (3) : 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/land5030020 |
| spellingShingle | poverty tenure land management Etongo, D. Djenontin, I.N.S. Kanninen, M. Poverty and Environmental Degradation in Southern Burkina Faso: An Assessment Based on Participatory Methods |
| title | Poverty and Environmental Degradation in Southern Burkina Faso: An Assessment Based on Participatory Methods |
| title_full | Poverty and Environmental Degradation in Southern Burkina Faso: An Assessment Based on Participatory Methods |
| title_fullStr | Poverty and Environmental Degradation in Southern Burkina Faso: An Assessment Based on Participatory Methods |
| title_full_unstemmed | Poverty and Environmental Degradation in Southern Burkina Faso: An Assessment Based on Participatory Methods |
| title_short | Poverty and Environmental Degradation in Southern Burkina Faso: An Assessment Based on Participatory Methods |
| title_sort | poverty and environmental degradation in southern burkina faso an assessment based on participatory methods |
| topic | poverty tenure land management |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95024 |
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