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This article challenges the pervasive view that commercialisation of non-timber forest products can (easily) achieve ecosystem and species conservation as well as improving livelihoods. Following a brief review of who and what is involved, it focuses on the main ecological and livelihood risks of...


Belcher, B.Schreckenberg, Kate[Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: a reality check]Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: a reality check

In the growing literature at the interface of rural livelihood improvement and conservation of natural forests, two overarching issues stand out: (1) How and to what extent use of forest resources do and can contribute to poverty alleviation and (2) How and to what extent poverty alleviation and ...


Sunderlin, William D.Angelsen, A.Belcher, B.Burgess, P.Nasi, RobertSantoso, L.Wunder, Sven[Livelihoods, forests, and conservation in developing countries: an overview]Livelihoods, forests, and conservation in developing countries: an overview

As part of a multi-collaborator research project on the potential of non-timber forest product (NTFP) trade for conservation and development the authors designed tools to assess the effects of NTFP trade on people’s livelihoods and the environment. To assess livelihood outcomes of NTFP trade they...


Kusters, K.Belcher, B.Ruiz Perez, M.Achdiawan, R.[A method to assess the outcomes of forest product trade on livelihoods and the environment]A method to assess the outcomes of forest product trade on livelihoods and the environment

Forestry and poverty analyses in China show an ambiguous relationship. While the co-occurrence of forest rich areas and poor counties has been noted by some authors, others have stressed the role played by forestry in these areas where it is frequently one of the few options available. This study...


Ruiz Perez, M.Belcher, B.Fu MaoyiYang Xiaosheng[Looking through the bamboo curtain: an analysis of the changing role of forest and farm income in rural livelihoods in China]Looking through the bamboo curtain: an analysis of the changing role of forest and farm income in rural livelihoods in China
Ruiz Perez, M.Maoyi, F.Belcher, B.Xioasheng, Y.Mertens, B.Hua, LJinzhong, X.[The socio-economic and environmental roles of bamboo in rural China]The socio-economic and environmental roles of bamboo in rural China
Autor: Belcher, B.

There is a new and increasing emphasis on poverty alleviation and livelihoods improvement in forestry, representing both a challenge and an opportunity. This paper briefly reviews the evolution of the ‘livelihoods’ issue, analyzes the concept of ‘poverty alleviation’ and discusses means by which ...


Belcher, B.[Forest product markets, forests and poverty reduction]Forest product markets, forests and poverty reduction
Campbell, Bruce M.Cunningham, A.B.Belcher, B.[Carving out a future: planning for woodcarving in the 21st century]Carving out a future: planning for woodcarving in the 21st century

This article addresses the question, to what extent and under which conditions nontimber forest product (NTFP) trade leads to both livelihood improvement and forest conservation. We based the analysis on a standardized expert-judgment assessment of the livelihood and environmental outcomes of 55 ...


Kusters, K.Achdiawan, R.Belcher, B.Ruiz Perez, M.[Balancing development and conservation?: an assessment of livelihood and environmental outcomes of nontimber forest product trade in Asia, Africa, and Latin America]Balancing development and conservation?: an assessment of livelihood and environmental outcomes of nontimber forest product trade in Asia, Africa, and Latin America

Nepal introduced various community based forest management (CBFM) programmesthat aim to improve forest management while improving the livelihoods of the forest dependent poor. One of these programmes is the Leasehold Forestry and Livestock Programme (LFLP). Various studies have demonstrated its p...


Albano, A.Regmi, BKumar, C.Belcher, B.[Increasing forest benefits through the leasehold forestry and livestock programme: improving its implementation and effectiv eness]Increasing forest benefits through the leasehold forestry and livestock programme: improving its implementation and effectiv eness

Developing community-based forest enterprises (CBFEs) is an ideal development intervention in poor forest communities as they have the potential to generate income and employment for the poor while supporting sustainable management of forest resources. This potential is limited by various constra...


Albano, A.Pandit, B.H.Kumar, C.Belcher, B.[Developing community-based forest enterprises in Nepal]Developing community-based forest enterprises in Nepal

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