Causes of Conflict in Natural Resource Management from the Perspective of Stakeholders and Experts, in Sefidroud and Polroud basins, Gilan Province, Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Natural Resources, Khalkhal Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khalkhal, Iran

2 Department of Rangeland Management, Faculty of Environment, Rangeland and Watershed Management, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran

10.22092/ijfrpr.2022.354956.1496

Abstract

Forests and Rangelands are one of the main sources of stakeholders' Livelihood.The aim of this research is the recognition of effective factors in the conflict between the stakeholders in natural resource management.In this study, legal, managerial, exploitation, and social components were examined from the perspectives ofboth experts and stakeholders ofSefidroud and Polroud basins.173 questionnaires were completed by the officials of natural resources with the Snowball Method.The validity of the questionnaire was 0.93.The non-parametric Mann-Whitney test was used to compare the views of two groups.The results show that there is significant difference between the stakeholders and experts.The most important components for increasing the conflict in this region from the perspective of stakeholders are the lack of rules, the defect in the rules,cut down trees, shortage of inhibitor, the low presence of women, low cooperation. According to the experts, lack of rules, land grabbing, lack of rangeland cooperative,dependence of people’s livelihood on nature, and low level of awareness of stakeholders and low cooperation, has been introduced.Land grabbing is one of the most challenging issues in this area, which is introduced by both groups as astrong effective factor inthe conflict.Issues related to the early grazing, overgrazing, and wood smuggling, coaling, long time grazing, the understory tillage, were not primary factors for the natural resources degradation according to the both group.From the managerial point ofview,both groups have declared that the most effective way to reduce the conflict is the enclosure of forests and rangelands.The plans ofstopping exploitation offorests are more accepted in this region

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  • Receive Date: 03 July 2021
  • Revise Date: 11 January 2022
  • Accept Date: 02 March 2022

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