摘要
本研究通过总结相关文献探讨了森林砍伐与农业之间的关系,并评估了气候变化对其潜在影响。选择具有重要生态意义的西高止山区作为研究对象,通过整理各个研究主题下的相关结果,我们详细探讨了包括森林砍伐的根本原因,森林土地转化为农业用途,农业、森林砍伐与气候变化之间的关系,气候驱动的农业脆弱性以及如何在保护森林与发展农业之间取得平衡。研究发现,农业的转变已经成为引发森林砍伐的主要原因;气候变化对农业的主要影响体现在作物产量的下降。印度的干旱和亚热带地区对气候变化的敏感性较高,这很可能是由于印度的热带森林遭受了较严重的砍伐。西高止山区联合森林规划和管理区域的树木密度较高,这为剩余土地用于非森林用途(如农业)创造了潜在的机会。
This study aims to survey the literature and factual evidence on the nexus between deforestation and agriculture through an assessment of the potential impacts of climate change in the context of the world,India,and the Western Ghats.The Western Ghats region was chosen for this study because of its deep ecological significance.A few underlying themes were created and findings were documented under each theme that ranged from the causes of deforestation,the transformation of forest land for agriculture,the nexus between agriculture,deforestation and climate change,climate-driven agricultural vulnerability and the reconciliation of forest protection with agriculture.These findings suggest that shifting agriculture has been a dominant source of deforestation.The primary climatic impacts on agriculture are seen through crop yield falls.India’s arid and semiarid tropical regions have witnessed high climate-driven agricultural sensitivity.This could be on account of the fact that India’s tropical forests have witnessed high deforestation.The presence of higher tree densities in areas under Joint Forest Planning and Management in the Western Ghats create the potential for sparing remaining land areas for non-forest uses such as agriculture.
作者
Gayatri KUNTE
Varadurga BHAT
Gayatri KUNTE;Varadurga BHAT(Department of Economics,Christ(Deemed to be University),Dharmaram College Post,Bangalore,Karnataka 560029,India)
关键词
农业敏感性
农林复合种植
气候变化适应性
气候变化暴露
森林砍伐
可持续性
agricultural sensitivity
agroforestry
climate change adaptability
climate change exposure
deforestation
sustainability
作者简介
Corresponding author:Gayatri KUNTE,E-mail:gayatri.kunte@res.christuniversity.in,gayatri.kunte2@gmail.com。
