Exploring Inter-Relationships among Human-Tiger Conflicts, Human Capital Outcomes for Forest Dependent Communities and the Sustainability of Tiger Habitats

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• 作者：Ram Ranjan
• 关键词：Human tiger conflicts ; Human capital ; Forestry dependent communities ; Tiger conservation ; Sundarbans forests ; Forest ; based livelihoods ; India ; Bangladesh
• 刊名：Human Ecology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：44
• 期：5
• 页码：617-631
• 全文大小：1,174 KB
• 刊物类别：Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
• 刊物主题：Social Sciences
  Anthropology
  Sociology
  Environmental Management
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1572-9915
• 卷排序：44

文摘

I develop a bio-economic model to analyse how human-tiger conflicts (HTCs) impact on forest dependent community members’ decisions to invest in human capital via education. I further explore the linkages between human capital outcomes and future sustainability of the forests as well as of the tiger populations. Results suggest that the risk of human mortality arising from HTCs could play a crucial role in determining human capital investment decisions. Specifically, lower HTC risk delays efforts to increase human capital via education. Furthermore, when the chances of finding employment are not very high, or when expected income in the skilled sector is not very high, communities delay human capital accumulation and prolong reliance on forest-based livelihoods, thereby increasing HTC risks. Low-growth forests can also promote early human capital investments. Finally, the manner in which HTC risks are affected by community actions can also influence their livelihood-based decisions.