dc.contributor.author |
Iffam, A.W.M. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Guruge, T.P.S.R. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Gamage, K.G.M. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Udugama, J.M.M. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-09-12T04:30:37Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-09-12T04:30:37Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2021-05-07 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1800-4830 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/xmlui/handle/iruor/8244 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Sri Lanka has a striking variety of forest types brought about by spatial variations that can be
simply classified as tropical rain forests. Deforestation is an incidence of removal of trees and
the conversion from forest vegetation into non-forest vegetation and other land uses, which is
responsible for 17–25% of annual greenhouse gas emissions that are a principal factor in global
warming. State of deforestation in Sri Lanka is controversial in both scope and quantity and
understanding drivers of deforestation is fundamental to the development of policies and
measures that can incorporate to amend current status of deforestation activities toward more
favourable environment-friendly outcome. Aim of this study was to assess the determinants of
deforestation to better understand patterns and intensity of deforestation in Sri Lanka during
the past three decades. Data were taken through two secondary sources; Food Agriculture
Organization of the United Nation (FAO) and Department of Census and Statistics for the period
from 1990 to 2016. A structural model was used to approximate the causes of deforestation and
burnt forest area. Results revealed that the forest area has been decreased from 1990 to 2010
and began to remains nearly at a steady level which shows the success of some national wide
reforestation and afforestation programmes. Interestingly, income, agricultural gross domestic
products, crop production, crop production area, poverty, population, literacy rate, agricultural
labour force and agricultural land area has significant impact (at 95% confidence level) on the
forest cover change while none of the factors make any significant impact towards burnt tropical
forest cover. Country’s tropical forest cover is still in danger due to some other reasons that
could not reveal through this study and yet to be studied in future. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka |
en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries |
ISAE 2021; |
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dc.subject |
Deforestation |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Drivers of deforestation Structural model |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Tropical forests |
en_US |
dc.title |
Assessment of deforestation drivers in Sri Lanka |
en_US |
dc.type |
Article |
en_US |