There is an increasing interest in understanding the role forest products and forest resource management in rural livelihoods and poverty reduction strategies. This study investigates the contribution of forest resources to the livelihoods of rural households under a participatory management arra...
Yemiru, T.
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Roos, A.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Bohlin, F.
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[Forest incomes and poverty alleviation under participatory forest management in the Bale Highlands, Southern Ethiopia]
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Forest incomes and poverty alleviation under participatory forest management in the Bale Highlands, Southern Ethiopia
The biodiversity and climate consequences of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) expansion across South East Asia have received considerable attention. The human side of the issue, highlighted with reports of negative livelihood outcomes and rights abuses by oil palm companies, has also led to controver...
Rist, L.
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Feintrenie, L.
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Levang, P.
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[The livelihood impacts of oil palm: smallholders in Indonesia]
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The livelihood impacts of oil palm: smallholders in Indonesia
While mineral exploitation can provide significant income and employment, it may negatively impact the environment, being ultimately detrimental to livelihoods in the long term. The consequences of mining are of concern in high value forest ecosystems such as the Sangha Tri-National (TNS) landsca...
Ingram, V.
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Tieguhong, J.C.
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Schure, J.
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Nkamgnia, E.M.
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Tadjuidje, M. H.
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[Where artisanal mines and forest meet: socio-economic and environmental impacts in the Congo Basin]
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Where artisanal mines and forest meet: socio-economic and environmental impacts 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
For more than a century, northern Bolivia has had a tradition of commercial forest exploitation. For several decades into the twentieth century, the extraction of rubber and Brazil nuts was combined with subsistence agriculture, resulting in an agro-extractive cycle that fostered a sedentary life...
Dijkman, W.
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Stoian, D.
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Henkesmans, A.B.
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Assies, W.
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Boot, R.G.A.
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[Temporal and spatial dynamics in the extraction of non-timber forest products in the Northern Bolivia Amazon]
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Temporal and spatial dynamics in the extraction of non-timber forest products in the Northern Bolivia Amazon
We have presented a tree-planting technology that may allow reclaiming Imperata cylindrica grassland and at the same time increase incomes for local swidden agriculturist in West Kalimantan. It is expected that this technology allows us to draw some general conclusions about what should be consid...
Utama, R.
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Rantan, D.
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Jong, W. de
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Budhi, G.S.
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[Income generation through rehabilitation of imperata grasslands: production of vitex pubescens as a source of charcoal]
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Income generation through rehabilitation of imperata grasslands: production of vitex pubescens as a source of charcoal
While slash-and burn farmers convert forest to agriculture, they also regenerate significant areas of secondary fallow forests on their farms. Under what conditions does secondary forest cover persist on slash-and-burn farms?. Survey data from Para, Brazil show that secondary forests accupy 20% o...
Smith, J.
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Ferreira, S.
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Kop, P. van de
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Ferreira, C.A.P.
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Sabogal, C.
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[The persistence of secondary forests on colonist farms in the Brazilian Amazon]
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The persistence of secondary forests on colonist farms in the Brazilian Amazon
The commercial use of natural resources to manufacture products for sale to tourists has become a significant supplementary source of income to rural people in all areas of Zimbabwe. The use of natural resources to produce woodcarving has been controversial because of the volume of woods used and...
Standa-Gunda, W.
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Braedt, O.
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[Trading forest products in South-Eastern Zimbabwe: ecology, economics and politics of woodcarving]
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Trading forest products in South-Eastern Zimbabwe: ecology, economics and politics of woodcarving
As most nontimber forest products (NTFPs) are low cash value, their potential for generating significant income appears limited. Low value products can, however, result in significant incomes when people specialize in them.
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Nawir, A.A.
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[Turning straw into gold: specialization among damar agroforest farmers in pesisir, Sumatra]
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Turning straw into gold: specialization among damar agroforest farmers in pesisir, Sumatra
Roda, J.M.
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Cadene, P.
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Guizol, P.
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Santoso, L.
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Fauzan, A.U.
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[Atlas industri mebel kayu di Jepara, Indonesia]
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Atlas industri mebel kayu di Jepara, Indonesia