Factors Affecting Households' Participation in the Natural Resource Management Activities in District Abbottabad,NWFP,Pakistan

Abstract

In this article the factors affecting the attitudes and preferences of households regarding natural resource management in the Abbottabad district of Pakistan are analysed. The findings suggest that non-government organizations were doing better than government agencies in motivating the user groups towards sustainable use and management of natural resources through local organizations. However, it depends on the households' socio-economic status and its linkage with their livelihoods to participate in natural resource management activities. The study can assist policymakers by identifying the key areas for the implementation of their programmes related with natural resource management activities through community participation.

Keywords

community participation livelihoods local organizations natural resource management non-government organizations

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