Livelihood Capacity and Adaptation Strategies of Ecological Migrants in Natural World Heritage Sites:The Mediating Role Based on the Level of Adaptation
Employing a sample comprising 205 out-migrating and settled herder households within the Bayin-brook World Natural Heritage Site,this study utilized structural equation modeling to scrutinize the intricate inter-play between livelihood capacity,adaptation levels,and the adopted strategies of the ecological migration.The findings delineate that the herders'sustenance proficiency is shaped by various determinants encompassing produc-tion capacity,social capacity,labor capacity,and financial capacity.Moreover,the adaptation level comprises five fundamental dimensions,namely livelihood,cultural,economic,social,and policy adaptations.livelihood capaci-ty influences both the adaptation level and the selection of adaptation strategies.The level of adaptation played a 38.46％role in the impact of livelihood capacity on the adaptation strategies.This suggests a direct correlation:the stronger the herders'sustenance proficiency,the greater the adaptation level to resettlement,thereby increasing the likelihood of opting to settle in towns and cities.By catalyzing the intrinsic motivation of the primary stakeholders,fostering a conducive"living-production-ecological"environment,and pioneering novel modes for the livelihood de-velopment of settlement migrants,and can persistently enhance the sustenance proficiency of herders,elevate the off-site adaptation levels,and propel the region towards sustainable development.
livelihood capacityadaptation leveladaptation strategyecological migratsWorld Natural Heritage Site
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