Land-use transitions and agroforestry in upland

Myanmar Laura Kmoch

Chalmers University of Technology

Socio-political transition..

..or Asia’s last (resource) frontier?

Future upland livelihoods and land-use? 1. Explore key opportunities and barriers to an expansion of agroforestry in Myanmar’s uplands

2. Conduct a comparative assessment of agroforestry vis-à-vis alternative land-use approaches and associated pathways of rural development

Literature review agricultural land-use and tree cover change Participatory mapping environmental resources and governance Socio-economic assessment livelihoods, environmental income Bio-physical assessment soil and farm trees Expert interviews AF opportunities, barriers & future pathways

Mixed-methods

Overview & synthesis:

Empirical findings Methodology Theoretical “lenses”

Drivers, pathways and impacts of agricultural land-use and tree cover change in Myanmar

Peer-reviewed literature

Grey literature

Expert & practitioner knowledge

Research in neighboring countries Practitioners and experts Policy formulation Landscape planning and management frameworks

Myanmar or Burma and:

Land* (347); Forest* (325); Tree* (174); Farm* (121); Soil (76); Agriculture (61); Livelihood (22); Shifting cultivation (11); Agroforestry (7); Swidden (6); Smallholder (5)

Uncovering knowledge gaps

How and for what?

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