Informal Institutions and Herders’ Grazing Intensity Reduction Behavior: Evidence from Pastoral Areas in China
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چکیده
Overgrazing is the key factor that has exacerbated grassland degradation in China’s pastoral regions. Herder’s grazing-based livestock production behavior becomes important to conservation. Several formal environmental institutions and policies exist improve degradation; however, there remain contradicting conclusions regarding contribution of these policies. Informal become major instruments might encourage herder’s on overgrazing. Using village rules conventions (VRC) as a proxy for informal institutions, article attempts scrutinize whether VRC emerge respond herders’ willingness reduce grazing intensity conservation elicit factors affecting their reduction using Double-Hurdle model. Based survey 193 respondents Inner Mongolia Xinjiang Autonomous regions China, empirical results provide evidence effective reducing intensity. In detail, written form an unchanging context within five years could significantly Herders who consider impact observe increased degree Additionally, variables referring education religious belief play significant role Our findings highlight importance controlling overgrazing behavior.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Land
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2073-445X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/land11091398