2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Disturbance of forests and local environmental conservation in montane mainland Southeast Asia
| Project/Area Number |
21255003
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Area studies
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKEDA Shinya 京都大学, アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科, 准教授 (90212026)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OKUMIYA Kiyohito 京都大学, 東南アジア研究所, 研究員 (20253346)
IWATA Akihisa 京都大学, 大学院・アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科, 教授 (20303878)
YAMAMOTO Sota 鹿児島大学, 国際島嶼教育研究センター, 准教授 (20528989)
SUZUKI Reiji 京都学園大学, バイオ環境学部, 准教授 (60378825)
NAKATSUJI Susumu 甲南大学, 文学部, 准教授 (60431649)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 東南アジア / ミャンマー / ラオス / 山地民 / 焼畑 / 生活環境 / バイオマス / 休閑地植生 |
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| Research Abstract |
We monitored swidden cultivation and forest fallow management in a Karen village in Myanmar and a Khmu village in Laos. Monitoring was conducted between 2002 and 2013 and covered a full swidden cycle through GPS mapping, interviews with swidden farmers, and on-site observation. Swidden farming is found throughout the mountains of mainland Southeast Asia; however, there is a current preference for the use of other land-use systems. The recent trend toward a market economy has forced the people and forests in the mountains of Myanmar and Laos to undergo various changes as they integrate into the world market. We discuss the changes taking place in the relationship between the local people and their swidden cultivation system. We also examine the possibility of stabilizing swidden cultivation in the study areas to ensure a future in which the swidden farmers are able to live with a sense of security.
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