Table 3.
Results of a random intercept logistic regression model (n = 1036) of variables associated with household prohibited resource collection in Chitwan National Park, Nepal.
| Variable | Estimate | SE | p |
|---|---|---|---|
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| |||
| Demand for forest resources | |||
| Household member count | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.35 |
| Household dairy animals count | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.74 |
| Household farmland size (kattha) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.70 |
| Barriers to prohibited resource collection | |||
| Distance from household to nearest park boundary, logged | −0.57a | 0.24 | 0.02 |
| Barriers to legal resource collection | |||
| Size of household’s community forest, logged | −0.42 | 0.31 | 0.17 |
| Household’s perceived Mikania micrantha spread in forest: gradually increasingb | −0.02 | 0.44 | 0.96 |
| Household’s perceived M. micrantha spread in forest: rapidly increasingb | 0.76a | 0.34 | 0.03 |
| Household’s perceived M. micrantha spread in forest: do not knowb | −0.40 | 0.62 | 0.52 |
| Community forest managers’ reported M. micrantha coverage in forests | −0.05 | 1.41 | 0.97 |
| Measured proportion of forest plot surveys with M. micrantha present | 0.09 | 1.67 | 0.96 |
| Alternatives to resource collection | |||
| Scale at which household purchased firewood and fodder | −0.58a | 0.19 | <0.01 |
| Density of nearby market/non-governmental organizations, logged | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.24 |
| Controls | |||
| Caste: Hill Janajatic | 1.05a | 0.39 | 0.01 |
| Caste: Dalitc | 1.16a | 0.39 | <0.01 |
| Caste: Newarc | 0.88 | 0.65 | 0.18 |
| Caste: Terai Janajatic | 1.40a | 0.40 | <0.01 |
| Household income >50 000 Nepalese rupees | −0.33 | 0.25 | 0.19 |
| Intercept | −4.48a | 1.19 | <0.01 |
95% confidence interval excludes zero.
Reference group for dummy variables is ‘Household perceived M. micrantha is decreasing or not changing’.
Reference group for dummy variables is ‘Caste: Brahmin’.