Stable Forest Cover under Increasing Populations of Swidden Cultivators in Central Laos: the Roles of Intrinsic Culture and Extrinsic Wildlife Trade

Stable Forest Cover under Increasing Populations of Swidden Cultivators in Central Laos: the Roles of Intrinsic Culture and Extrinsic Wildlife Trade

Swidden agriculture, or shifting cultivation, is variously viewed as a great environmental threat or a sustainable system of land use. In Laos, swidden has long been considered the primary driver of forest loss nationwide, but the assessment is based exclusively on studies from the north of country,...

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Main Authors: William G. Robichaud, Anthony R. E. Sinclair, Naa Odarkor-Lanquaye, Brian Klinkenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2009-06-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
Annamite Mountains
Brou
</span> Cuora trifasciata<span class="proof_keywords">
</span>Dalbergia<span class="proof_keywords">
deforestation
historical ecology
Lao PDR
</span> Manis<span class="proof_keywords">
Nakai-Nam Theun
Nam Theun 2
pangolin
</span> Pseudorxy nghetinhensis<span class="proof_keywords">
saola
Sek
shifting cultivation
slash and burn
sustainable agriculture
swidden agriculture
Vietic
Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol14/iss1/art33/

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