land-use transitions and agroforestry in upland myanmar
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Land-use transitions and agroforestry in upland
Myanmar Laura Kmoch
Chalmers University of Technology
Socio-political transition..
..or Asia’s last (resource) frontier?
Future upland livelihoods and land-use? 1. Explore key opportunities and barriers to an expansion of agroforestry in Myanmar’s uplands
2. Conduct a comparative assessment of agroforestry vis-à-vis alternative land-use approaches and associated pathways of rural development
Literature review agricultural land-use and tree cover change Participatory mapping environmental resources and governance Socio-economic assessment livelihoods, environmental income Bio-physical assessment soil and farm trees Expert interviews AF opportunities, barriers & future pathways
Mixed-methods
Overview & synthesis:
Empirical findings Methodology Theoretical “lenses”
Drivers, pathways and impacts of agricultural land-use and tree cover change in Myanmar
Peer-reviewed literature
Grey literature
Expert & practitioner knowledge
Research in neighboring countries Practitioners and experts Policy formulation Landscape planning and management frameworks
Myanmar or Burma and:
Land* (347); Forest* (325); Tree* (174); Farm* (121); Soil (76); Agriculture (61); Livelihood (22); Shifting cultivation (11); Agroforestry (7); Swidden (6); Smallholder (5)
Uncovering knowledge gaps
How and for what?
Search terms?