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The study was undertaken in Tanzania to assess the effect of some macro-economic policies on livelihood strategies for households within or in close proximity in miombo woodlands. The focus was on how their responses are impacting on the management and use of the woodlands. Data were collected at...


Monela, G.C.Kajembe, G.C.Kaoneka, A.R.S.Kowero, G.S.[Household livelihood strategies in the miombo woodlands of Tanzania: emerging trends]Household livelihood strategies in the miombo woodlands of Tanzania: emerging trends

The growing demand for construction and fuel wood and the wide adaptation of Eucalyptus to the different agro-ecological zones of the country are resulting in increased plantation of Eucalyptus by smallholders, but the policy environment in Ethiopia discourages farmers from planting this exotic. ...


Mekonnen, Z.Kassa, H.Lemenh, M.Campbell, Bruce M.[The role and management of Eucalyptus in Lode Hetosa district, central Ethiopia]The role and management of Eucalyptus in Lode Hetosa district, central Ethiopia
Autor: Wunder, Sven

Within the new array of 'green' products and services, ecotourism claims to combine environmental responsibility with the generation of local economic benefits that will have both a development impact and serve as conservation incentives. Economic incentives are imperative for nature conservation...


Wunder, Sven[Ecotourism and economic incentives: an empirical approach]Ecotourism and economic incentives: an empirical approach

In Indonesia, rapid deforestation is affecting local populations’ access to forest, yet little information is available about the impacts of deforestation on highly forest-dependent populations. To better understand these potential impacts, this document reports on economic and cultural uses of t...


Uluk, A.Sudana, M.Wollenberg, Eva K.[Ketergantungan masyarakat Dayak terhadap hutan di sekitar Taman Nasional Kayan Mentarang]Ketergantungan masyarakat Dayak terhadap hutan di sekitar Taman Nasional Kayan Mentarang

A study of the woodcraft sector in Zimbabwe was conducted to understand the potential role of NTFP commercialisation in rural households. Zimbabwe experienced an uosurge in the marketing of wodcarvings and other craft articles during the 1990s. Possible social and ecological impacts originating f...


Braedt, O.Campbell, Bruce M.[NTFP commercialisation in Zimbabwe]NTFP commercialisation in Zimbabwe

Community-based fire management in parts of Indonesia can have both positive and negative impacts on the forest environment, and can lead to short-and long-term changes in income. This paper examines two examples from Lampung province in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia and in Sekincau, located in a n...


Suyanto, S.Applegate, G.Tacconi, L.[Community-based fire management, land tenure and conflict: insights from Sumatra, Indonesia]Community-based fire management, land tenure and conflict: insights from Sumatra, Indonesia
Autor: Wunder, Sven

Tourism on Ilha Grande is to an overwhelming extent nature-based and the attractiveness of the island as a tourist destination is neatly linked to its extensive forest coverage. At about 150 km from Rio de Janeiro and 400 km from São Paulo, Ilha Grande is close to two of the most populous cities ...


Wunder, Sven[Native tourism, natural forests and local incomes on Ilha Grande, Brazil]Native tourism, natural forests and local incomes on Ilha Grande, Brazil

The changing role of forests in people’s livelihoods in frontier areas is important from the perspective of poverty alleviation and forest conservation. This study explores the link between expanding economic opportunities, forest dependence, and welfare in 73 villages. Village economic options, ...


Dewi, S.Belcher, B.Puntodewo, A.[Village economic opportunity, forest dependence, and rural livelihoods in East Kalimantan, Indonesia]Village economic opportunity, forest dependence, and rural livelihoods in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Engel, S.Palmer, C.[Who owns the right? The determinants of community benefits from logging in Indonesia]Who owns the right? The determinants of community benefits from logging in Indonesia

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