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Social-ecological sustainability of non-timber forest products: A review and theoretical considerations for future research

, 2020
In this paper, we present the results of a review of the state of the art concerning the sustainability of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) use and/or commercialization from an integrated social-ecological perspective.
N. D. Mello, H. Gulinck, P. V. Broeck, Constanza Parra   +3 more
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BIOECONOMY based on non-timber forest products for development and forest conservation - untapped potential or false hope? A systematic review for the BRAZILIAN amazon

Forest Policy and Economics
The continuing destruction of the Amazonian forest, the largest remaining tropical forest ecosystem, has massive social and environmental consequences for local populations, but also for the climate, global food security and biodiversity.
Tomas Rosenfeld, Benno Pokorny, Jacques Marcovitch, Peter Poschen   +3 more
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Non-Timber Forest Products in Sustainable Forest Management

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2013
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs). The collection, trade and use of these products have been important to rural economies in country. At the same time the plants from which these products originate are crucial to healthy ecosystems. Over the last decade, the market demand and the interest in managing forests for NTFPs has grown tremendously, which has
Dr. Ashwin G. Modi, Jay Yogeshkumar Trivedi   +1 more
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Analyzing Households’ Dependency on Non-timber Forest Products, Poverty Alleviation Potential, and Socioeconomic Drivers: Evidence from Metema and Quara Districts in the Dry Forests of Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 2020
Examining the household’s dependence on non-timber forest products (NTFPs) and analyzing their determinants has significance for policy decisions. Therefore, this study examines the contribution of NTFPs to rural livelihoods, its potential in poverty ...
Yibeltal Walle, Diptimayee Nayak
semanticscholar   +1 more source

International Non-Timber Forest Product Issues

Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 2001
Summary Perceived as socially, economically, and ecologically sustainable, non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have held special charm as alternatives to forest management focussed exclusively on timber. This paper examines themes central to development of NTFPs as management and conservation strategies in the developing world.
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Making a bridge between livelihoods and forest conservation: Lessons from non timber forest products' utilization in South Sumatera, Indonesia

Forest Policy and Economics, 2018
Promoting forest conservation as well as the well-being of forest proximate people requires an appropriate balance of regulation, enforcement, and incentives.
Jun Harbi, J. Erbaugh, Mohammad Sidiq, Berthold Haasler, D. Nurrochmat   +4 more
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Mapping the socio-ecology of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFP) extraction in the Brazilian Amazon: The case of açaí (Euterpe precatoria Mart) in Acre

Landscape and Urban Planning, 2019
Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) contribute to the livelihoods of more than 6 million households in the Brazilian Amazon. Of the three most important NTFPs in the Brazilian Amazon – rubber, Brazil nut, and acai – the latter is the least known, but the ...
E. Lopes, B. Soares-Filho, F. Souza, R. Rajão, F. Merry, S. Ribeiro   +5 more
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Research in Non-Timber Forest Products

Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 2001
Abstract Summary Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have emerged as a complex set of issues reflecting changes in society and how natural resources are regarded. These issues range from the sustainability of forest management practices to the relationship of diverse cultures and communities to public lands and their resources.
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Livelihood mushroomed: Examining household level impacts of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) under new management regime in China's state forests

Forest Policy and Economics, 2019
Finding alternative livelihood possibility for state worker households is crucial for the successful implementation of Natural Forest Protection Program (NFPP) in China's key state forest regions.
Shilei Liu, Jintao Xu
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Non-timber forest products in livelihoods

2015
That people from around the world have incorporated numerous plant and animal products into their lives, economies, cultures, traditions and histories is well known, and is the subject of a multitude of academic and non-academic documents across many disciplines.
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