Mangrove forest conservation solutions in Minab County from the viewpoint of local communities and experts

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Mollasani, Iran

2 University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3 University of Hormozgan, Hormozgan, Iran

Abstract

This study was conducted with the general aim of Mangrove forest conservation solutions in Minab County. The statistical population of the study included two groups of local communities and forest knowledge experts in Minab County. By using Krejcie and Morgan Table, 327 people were selected by stratified sampling with optimum allocation and in the experts and specialists section, 18 were targeted. Data analysis was done by FAHP and SPSSwin19 software. The results showed there was no complete agreement between the two statistical groups in the general prioritization of forest protection strategies based on the group From the perspective of local communities, forest protection strategies include economic, social, institutional and environmental factors, but from the perspective of experts, the most important forest protection strategies were social, economic, institutional and environmental factors, respectively.

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