Integrating social welfare and conservation: Improvements in multidimensional poverty index outcomes from ecological resettlements in Nepal
< 0.05) across both sites. MPI outcomes were strongly associated with location, ethnicity, land and livestock ownership, and access to markets, forests, schools, and healthcare. Results indicate that a well-designed ER can reduce long-term poverty while advancing conservation. Integrating income and non-income indicators, including local wealth-ranking systems, strengthens poverty assessment and informs socially inclusive conservation policy.
Authors
- Hari Prasad Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9448-7395)
- Armando Apan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5412-8881)
- Tek Maraseni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9361-1983)
Institutions
- University of Southern Queensland (AU)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (CN)
- Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation (NP)
- University of the Philippines Diliman (PH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- iScience
- Published
- 2026-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.115580
- Primary Topic
- Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Southern Queensland