Presentation by Laura Kmoch, Chalmers University of Technology, at the young researchers meeting on multifunctional landscapes, Gothenburg June 7-8, 2016.

1. Land-use transitions and
agroforestry in upland Myanmar
Laura Kmoch
Chalmers University of Technology

2. Socio-political transition..
..or Asia’s last (resource) frontier?

3. Future upland livelihoods and land-use?
1. Explore key opportunities and barriers to an
expansion of agroforestry in Myanmar’s
uplands
2. Conduct a comparative assessment of
agroforestry vis-à-vis alternative land-use
approaches and associated pathways of rural
development

4.  Literature review agricultural land-use and tree cover change
 Participatory mapping environmental resources and governance
 Socio-economic assessment livelihoods, environmental income
 Bio-physical assessment soil and farm trees
 Expert interviews AF opportunities, barriers & future pathways
Mixed-methods

5. Overview & synthesis:
 Empirical findings
 Methodology
 Theoretical “lenses”
Drivers, pathways and
impacts of agricultural land-
use and tree cover change
in Myanmar
Peer-reviewed
literature
Grey literature
Expert & practitioner
knowledge

6.  Research in neighboring countries
 Practitioners and experts
 Policy formulation
 Landscape planning and management frameworks
Myanmar or Burma and:
Land* (347); Forest* (325); Tree* (174); Farm* (121);
Soil (76); Agriculture (61); Livelihood (22); Shifting
cultivation (11); Agroforestry (7); Swidden (6);
Smallholder (5)
Uncovering knowledge gaps
How and for
what?
Search terms?