03870nas a2200481 a 4500 20260817163446.0 201005s2019 th a m rtt 000 eng d .b12327670 AIT Thesis no.NR-19-04 K.C. Laxmi Assessing the effects of deforestation on the livelihoods of local people in Rupandehi District, Nepal Pathum Thani : Asian Institute of Technology, 2019 86 leaves : ill. + 1 online resource Thesis ; no. NR-19-04 A thesis submitted in patial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Natural Resources Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2019 While deforestation is recognized to pose threats to humans, there is inadequate research conducted at the local level on its livelihood effects. This study analyzed the effects of deforestation on the livelihoods of local people in Rupandehi district of Nepal by assessing perception of local people towards deforestation, livelihood assets, and the effects of deforestation on five types of livelihood capitals. Data were collected from 156 households, and descriptive statistics, and parametric inferential statistics were used for analysis. Local people perceived encroachment and conversion of forestland to agricultural land having increased in the past 20 years. The indicator of changes in overall livelihood asset on the scale of zero to one, where zero indicates negative changes, 0.5 no change, and one positive changes, was 0.73. The result of seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) analysis showed that deforestation had negative effects on natural, physical, human, and social capital and positive effects on financial capital. It was also found that deforestation negatively affected consumption of fuel wood and fodder. Based on the findings, policies should address each livelihood capital differently, and there is a need for strong implementation of forestry related policies and creation of livelihood promotion programmes with a long-term goal. Forests and forestry Nepal Rupandehi Deforestation Nepal Rupandehi Tsusaka, Takuji W., Chairperson Sasaki, Nophea, Examination Committee Kuwornu, John K.M., Examination Committee Asian Development Bank - Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP), Scholarship Donor Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. NR-19-04 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B06167 .b12327670 mnait m 250421 0 201005 m a m 0 mnait mnait mnarc mnarc mnarc 40 61 20 Barcode : 30050120874515 CREATED : 2019-04-09 RECORD # : i13215711 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : - CREATED : 2019-04-09 RECORD # : i13215723 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050120977276 CREATED : 2020-05-10 RECORD # : i13300891 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 1 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050120977268 CREATED : 2020-05-10 RECORD # : i13300908 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050211031389 CREATED : 2021-11-17 RECORD # : i13354917 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 8842 8842 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-17 0 AIT Thesis no.NR-19-04 30050120874515 2026-08-17 16:34:46 1 2026-08-17 40 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-17 0 AIT Thesis no.NR-19-04 2026-08-17 16:34:46 2026-08-17 61 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-17 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.NR-19-04 30050120977276 2026-08-17 16:34:46 1 2026-08-17 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-17 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.NR-19-04 30050120977268 2026-08-17 16:34:46 2 2026-08-17 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-17 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.NR-19-04 30050211031389 2026-08-17 16:34:46 3 2026-08-17 20