College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; School of Environment and Science, Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, QLD, 4111, Australia; School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia.
ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, Haryana, India; Division of Agricultural Extension, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, 110012, India.
J Environ Manage. 2024 Sep;368:121992. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121992. Epub 2024 Aug 12.
Sustaining the development of rural and pastoral communities' hinges on livelihood resilience. Pastoralist household resilience relies on resource availability and decision-making abilities. Despite extensive studies on pastoralist livelihoods, a significant knowledge gap remains in understanding the nuanced adaptive capacities of diverse households, particularly amid grassland degradation. Thus, this study investigates the household-based livelihood resilience of pastoralists in China's Three-River Headwater Region, offering policy recommendations for resilient livelihoods. Using stratified random sampling, 758 pastoralist household heads underwent semi-structured interviews to collect data. Five household characteristics, encompassing age, gender, energy use, well-being perception, and multi-household grazing participation, were evaluated. Looking ot the nature of data, descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests were performed in this study to draw the valid inferences. The results revealed a positive correlation (p < 0.05) between household head age and livelihood resilience, with divergent resilience across age groups. Varied energy usage yielded distinct impacts; households employing solar or mixed energy sources exhibited heightened resilience (p < 0.05). Household well-being emerged as an invariant variable concerning resilience. Furthermore, engagement in multi-household grazing (an informal institution) significantly (p < 0.05) influenced pastoralist livelihood resilience. These insights advocate targeted support for young household heads and the adoption of clean energy. Exploring the deeper strategies and mechanisms of multi-household grazing can enhance understanding and policy integration, guiding eco-friendly progress within rustic landscapes for pastoral communities.
维持农村和牧区社区的发展取决于生计的弹性。牧民家庭的弹性依赖于资源的可用性和决策能力。尽管对牧民生计进行了广泛的研究，但在理解不同家庭的细微适应能力方面仍存在很大的知识差距，特别是在草原退化的情况下。因此，本研究调查了中国三江源地区牧民的基于家庭的生计弹性，为弹性生计提供政策建议。研究采用分层随机抽样，对 758 户牧民家庭户主进行了半结构化访谈，以收集数据。评估了五个家庭特征，包括年龄、性别、能源使用、幸福感感知和多户放牧参与。考虑到数据的性质，本研究进行了描述性统计和非参数检验，以得出有效的推论。结果表明，家庭户主年龄与生计弹性呈正相关（p<0.05），不同年龄组的弹性存在差异。不同的能源使用产生了不同的影响；使用太阳能或混合能源的家庭表现出更高的弹性（p<0.05）。家庭幸福感是与弹性不变的变量。此外，参与多户放牧（一种非正式制度）显著影响（p<0.05）牧民的生计弹性。这些观点主张为年轻的家庭户主提供有针对性的支持，并采用清洁能源。探索多户放牧的更深层次策略和机制可以增强对生态友好型乡村景观中牧民社区的理解和政策整合，引导其发展。
