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Integrating social welfare and conservation: Improvements in multidimensional poverty index outcomes from ecological resettlements in Nepal

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: < 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.

Source: iScience

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.115580

Authors: Hari Prasad Pandey, Armando Apan, Tek Narayan Maraseni

Institutions: University of Southern Queensland, Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, University of the Philippines Diliman, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources

Language: English

Topic: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Life on land, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,240