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A. Density = area-specific resource use;
depending on its relation to population
pressures and resource utilization
' RELATIVE DENSITY
B. Per Capita IncomelPoverty lncidence
= Scoring should be reversed as a low per
capita income should indicate high priority
PROPOSED CRITERIA 8 SCORING SCHEME
POPULATION PRESSURE
Density Migration
1 crifical 1 high net in-migration
2 high 2 moderate net in- migration
3 moderate 3 stable inad migration
4 low 4 low net out-migration
5 insignificant 5 high net out-migration
There is a need fo determihe critical levels amrding fo ecobgical zone.
RESOURCE UTILIZATION LSSUES
Impact of resource 1 cn'tical
utilization practices 2 severe
'rebtive fo a hierarchy 3 moderate
of bicdivecsdy threafs 4 weak
5 insignificant
Economic trends
'retafive b a hkrarchy
of bicdiversrty fhreats
C. Cultural Diversity
= Scorlng should be reversed high priority
should be given to areas with a high degree of
acculturation
D. conservation Initiatives and
Opportunities
= Scoring should be reversed to give high
priority to areas with low conservation
initiatives and opportunities
Per capita income 1 significantly lower
2 slightly lower
Poverty lncidence 3 approximates national ave.
4 slightly higher
5 significantly higher
(indices relative to national standard)
. Tenurial Issues
1 crifical
2 severe
3 moderate
4 weak
5 insignificant
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
(uniqueness and degree of norracculturationlnon-integracon)
persistence of 1 insignificant
customary land rights 2 weak
& arrangements 3 moderate
NRM practices & 4 strong
beliefs (Sustainable IKS) 5 very strong
POLICY HARMONIZATION
Identification of models in biodiversity-related policy
harmonization
Identification of issues in national and local, intra- &
inter-agency conflicts