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Farmers’ perceptions and attitudes toward forest watershed conservation of the North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest

Over the past several decades, the management of forest ecosystem functions through policies such as “command and control” has not been successful, largely because existing policies and legislation for natural resource management are inadequate and often formulated without consulting local communiti...

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Main Authors: Abdulkarim, Buhari, Yacob, Mohd Rusli, Abdullahi, Ahmad Makmom, Radam, Alias
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61870/1/Farmers%E2%80%99%20perceptions%20and%20attitudes%20toward%20forest%20watershed%20conservation.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61870/
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10549811.2017.1300539
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spelling my.upm.eprints.618702019-02-25T03:19:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61870/ Farmers’ perceptions and attitudes toward forest watershed conservation of the North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest Abdulkarim, Buhari Yacob, Mohd Rusli Abdullahi, Ahmad Makmom Radam, Alias Over the past several decades, the management of forest ecosystem functions through policies such as “command and control” has not been successful, largely because existing policies and legislation for natural resource management are inadequate and often formulated without consulting local communities such as farmers. However, farmers’ decisions to participate in natural resource conservation or watershed conservation more particularly are generally influenced by their knowledge of the problems and perceived benefits of conservation. This study focuses on farmers’ perceptions and attitudes toward forest watershed conservation in the North West Selangor Peat Swamp forest of Malaysia. A survey questionnaire was administered to 380 paddy farmers at the North West Selangor irrigation scheme. Dates were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and the theory of value and social psychology constructs. The study concludes that farmers have generally positive attitudes toward forest watershed conservation. Therefore, we recommend farmers’ involvement in the conservation and management of the North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest (NSPSF). Taylor & Francis 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61870/1/Farmers%E2%80%99%20perceptions%20and%20attitudes%20toward%20forest%20watershed%20conservation.pdf Abdulkarim, Buhari and Yacob, Mohd Rusli and Abdullahi, Ahmad Makmom and Radam, Alias (2017) Farmers’ perceptions and attitudes toward forest watershed conservation of the North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 36 (4). 309 - 323. ISSN 1054-9811; ESSN: 1540-756X https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10549811.2017.1300539 10.1080/10549811.2017.1300539
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description Over the past several decades, the management of forest ecosystem functions through policies such as “command and control” has not been successful, largely because existing policies and legislation for natural resource management are inadequate and often formulated without consulting local communities such as farmers. However, farmers’ decisions to participate in natural resource conservation or watershed conservation more particularly are generally influenced by their knowledge of the problems and perceived benefits of conservation. This study focuses on farmers’ perceptions and attitudes toward forest watershed conservation in the North West Selangor Peat Swamp forest of Malaysia. A survey questionnaire was administered to 380 paddy farmers at the North West Selangor irrigation scheme. Dates were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and the theory of value and social psychology constructs. The study concludes that farmers have generally positive attitudes toward forest watershed conservation. Therefore, we recommend farmers’ involvement in the conservation and management of the North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest (NSPSF).
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author Abdulkarim, Buhari
Yacob, Mohd Rusli
Abdullahi, Ahmad Makmom
Radam, Alias
spellingShingle Abdulkarim, Buhari
Yacob, Mohd Rusli
Abdullahi, Ahmad Makmom
Radam, Alias
Farmers’ perceptions and attitudes toward forest watershed conservation of the North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest
author_facet Abdulkarim, Buhari
Yacob, Mohd Rusli
Abdullahi, Ahmad Makmom
Radam, Alias
author_sort Abdulkarim, Buhari
title Farmers’ perceptions and attitudes toward forest watershed conservation of the North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest
title_short Farmers’ perceptions and attitudes toward forest watershed conservation of the North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest
title_full Farmers’ perceptions and attitudes toward forest watershed conservation of the North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest
title_fullStr Farmers’ perceptions and attitudes toward forest watershed conservation of the North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest
title_full_unstemmed Farmers’ perceptions and attitudes toward forest watershed conservation of the North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest
title_sort farmers’ perceptions and attitudes toward forest watershed conservation of the north selangor peat swamp forest
publisher Taylor & Francis
publishDate 2017
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61870/1/Farmers%E2%80%99%20perceptions%20and%20attitudes%20toward%20forest%20watershed%20conservation.pdf
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10549811.2017.1300539
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