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Table 5 Results of ‘ordered probit’ regression model of the respondent’s perception of impact of transhumant practices on NRM
From: Perceived effects of transhumant practices on natural resource management in southern Mali
Independent variable | Perception variables/explanatory variables (0 = Decrease, 1 = No change; 2 = Increase) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Incidence of uncontrolled bush fire | Availability of forage resources and water | Abusive cutting of trees | Species richness of the vegetation | Spread of invasive species | Soil fertility improvement | Incidence of conflict over NR | |
Age | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | − 0.03*** | − 0.002 | − 0.01 | − 0.004 |
Bougouni district | 1.55*** | − 0.34 | 0.90*** | − 1.1*** | 2.54*** | − 0.71*** | 1.22*** |
Female | 0.03 | − 0.02 | − 0.003 | − 0.64* | − 0.59** | − 0.34 | 0.07 |
Illiterate | 0.28 | 5.31*** | 0.52 | 0.02 | − 0.60 | − 0.39 | 0.11 |
Formal education | 0.71* | 5.14 | 0.67* | − 0.61 | − 0.17 | − 0.46 | 0.21 |
Farmers | 0.25 | 0.11 | 1.50*** | − 2.83*** | 1.30*** | 0.19 | 0.39 |
Settled pastoralists | 0.02 | 0.26 | 1.40*** | − 3.04*** | 0.78** | − 0.14 | 0.68* |
χ2(log likelihood) | 64.06*** | 6.98 | 52.82*** | 67.32*** | 127.18*** | 20.12*** | 40.51*** |
Pseudo R2 | 0.35 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 0.43 | 0.59 | 0.12 | 0.26 |