The forests of the Congo Basin are exploited by rural communities and timber companies at different scales to meet various conflicting interests. The forest contributes in several ways to rural livelihoods, but the growing importance of timber exploitation poses a threat to this livelihood's fabr...
Ndoye, O.
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Tieguhong, J.C.
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[Forest resources and rural livelihoods: the conflict between timber and non-timber forest products in the Congo Basin]
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Forest resources and rural livelihoods: the conflict between timber and non-timber forest products in the Congo Basin
Many rural dwellers in tropical regions depend on non-timber forest products (NTFPs) for their livelihood and their income needs. Local markets play an important role in enabling forest-dependent households to realize a significant part of their cash income through sale of NTFP's. Increase urbani...
Ndoye, O.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Eyebe, A.
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[The markets for non-timber forest products in the humid forest zone of Cameroon]
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The markets for non-timber forest products in the humid forest zone of Cameroon
An emphasis on global markets for non-timber forest products (NTFPs) often overshadows attention to the local trade in many traditionally lead to further marginalisation of the low-income groups involved. This paper draws on the literature and the research experience of the authors in three diffe...
Shackleton, S.
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Shanley, P.
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Ndoye, O.
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[Invisible but viable: recognising local markets for non-timber forest products]
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Invisible but viable: recognising local markets for non-timber forest products
The contribution that domesticated indigenous fruit trees make to many farmers’ livelihoods is often not acknowledged in either national- or international-level poverty reduction strategies. Current agricultural data tend to be restricted to a narrow range of exotic fruit (e.g. mango, avocado, ci...
Schreckenberg, Kate
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Awono, A.
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Degrande, A.
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Mbosso, C.
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Ndoye, O.
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Tchoundjeu, Z.
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[Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction]
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Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction
Ndoye, O.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Eyebe, A.
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[Los Mercados de Productos Forestales No Maderables en la Zona de Bosques Húmedos de Camerún]
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Los Mercados de Productos Forestales No Maderables en la Zona de Bosques Húmedos de Camerún
Ndoye, O.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Eyebe, A.
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[Les marchés des produits forestiers non ligneux dans la zone de forêt humide du Cameroun]
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Les marchés des produits forestiers non ligneux dans la zone de forêt humide du Cameroun
Tieguhong, J.C.
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Ndoye, O.
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Grouwels, Sophie
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Mala, W.A.
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Betti, J.L.
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[Rural enterprise development for poverty alleviation based on non-wood forest products in Central Africa]
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Rural enterprise development for poverty alleviation based on non-wood forest products in Central Africa