Identifying the consequences and preconditions of ranger farmers' participation in the implementation of rangeland plans in Guilan province

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Mahnaz Mirakhorli ¹ , Seyed Akbar Javadi ² , Hossein Arzani ³

1 - MSc. Graduated, Department of Range and Watershed Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Range and Watershed Management, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Professor, Faculty of Natural Resourses, Tehran University, Karaj, Iran.

Received: 2021-09-12 Accepted : 2021-10-22 Published : 2021-08-23

Keywords: Rangeland farmers' participation, Guilan province, Prerequisites, Rangeland management plans, Consequences,

Abstract :

Management The last decade of the twentieth century has come to an end while human society has been heavily involved in environmental problems and its dangers. One of the most important environmental challenges of the last two decades is the loss of the country's rangelands. Rangelands are important because they constitute an important part of renewable resources and still depend on the lives of a significant number of humans and animals. The statistical population of this study is rangeland owners in Guilan province. The total number of rangelands in Guilan province that have rangeland management plans is equal to 6 rangelands. The sample is equal to 5 rangeland owners. The data collection tool in this research is a questionnaire and to test the research hypotheses, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling with partial least squares approach have been used. The result of the research indicates the positive and significant effect of economic, social, psychological, attitudinal and educational factors on the participation of rangeland owners in the implementation of rangeland management projects. Also, the effect of ranchers 'participation in the implementation of rangeland management projects on rangeland health, increasing livestock production and farmers' satisfaction was positive and significant. Livestock and rangeland balance is one of the most important factors in the destruction of rangelands in Guilan, and until this issue is resolved, all efforts and measures to manage, improve and rehabilitate rangelands are useless or very ineffective.