The implications of remittances for agricultural land use and fuelwood collection: Evidence from the remaining forested landscapes in the Philippines

The goal of this study is to 21 22 investigate the linkages between the inflow of both international and internal remittances and rural 23 24 households’ land use in forested landscapes in the Philippines. [...] 16 17 The goal of this study is to investigate the linkages between the inflow of both international and 18 19 internal remittances and the decisions of rural households on land use in the Philippines’ remaining 20 21 forested landscapes. [...] Moreover, the inflow of remittances as such can be a response 30 31 of the migrant household member to the situation of household members in the communities of origin. [...] Variables on household characteristics 8 included in the model are the size of the household, age of the household head, gender of the 9 10 household head, and the education level of the household head. [...] The coefficient for the 38 39 distance from the homestead to land use patches was significant only in the model for perennials 40 cultivation area: an increase in the distance had a positive significant impact on the perennials 41 42 cultivation area, though the magnitude of the impact was very small.