Investigating the factors affecting participation in natural resources development cooperatives: The case study of Ardabil Province

Ali Hamidi, Aliakbar Mehrabi, Seyed Akbar Javadi and Aliakbar Imani

Natural Resources Forum, 2022, vol. 46, issue 3, 311-329

Abstract: Natural resources development cooperatives (NRDCs) are leading enterprises that develop sustainable community‐based solutions. Basically, such cooperatives attempt to engage beneficiaries in environmental conservation through collective action. However, there exist remarkable shortcomings in administering these types of cooperatives. This paper aims to investigate beneficiaries' willingness to participate and invest in NRDCs based on three educational, economic, and social sections, each represented by their corresponding components, which represent the variables (sub‐factors) of each section. The current research was performed using a descriptive‐survey approach. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 63 cooperatives' board members located in Ardabil Province in Iran. Results discovered that three variables of information, participation acceptance rate and top‐down planning from educational factors alongside those of conservation effectiveness and projected outlook from the economic factor significantly affect participation levels in NRDCs. Similarly, the lack of rangeland ownership, cooperatives' limited problem‐solving capabilities, and concerns about environmental conservation of formerly demolished lands, all components of the social section investigated in this study, highly influenced beneficiaries' participation in cooperatives. Correlation coefficient analysis between the efficient factors showed that education levels have no significant relationship with the two remaining factors; however, the economic and social factors positively and significantly (p

Date: 2022
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