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Small-scale non-industrial private forest ownership in the United States: rationale and implications for forest management

Silva Fennica, 2005
The transaction cost approach is used to explain why small non-industrial private forest (NIPF) ownerships are increasing in the U.S. We argue that the number of small NIPF owners have increased because: 1) a significant amount of forestland is no ...
Zhang, Yaoqi, Zhang, Daowei, Schelhas, John   +2 more
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Non-timber forest products from tropical forests

, 2020
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) were hailed as a “silver bullet” to provide the economic incentives to conserve standing forests, while contributing to local livelihoods. While the livelihood benefits of NTFPs have been widely acknowledged, the contribution of the NTFP sector to biodiversity conservation is less certain.
O’Connor, A., Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Utilization of Forest Resources and Socio‑Economic Development in Uukolonkadhi Community Forest of Namibia

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2019
The project for community forest of Namibia has a mandate to ensure that rural communities manage and utilize forest resources sustainably in order to promote socio‑economic development.
Pavla Vrabcová, Andreas Nikodemus, Miroslav Hájek   +2 more
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Wild foods from forests: Quantities collected across Zambia

People and Nature, 2022
Forests provide an immense range of benefits to people, many of which are not prioritized by forest policy because they are difficult to quantify. Wild foods from forests enhance the quality of diets for those who consume them and provide income for ...
E. Ashley Steel, Lubomba Bwembelo, Akatama Mulani, Alice Likando Masheke Siamutondo, Penias Banda, Davison Gumbo, Kaala Moombe, Amy Ickowitz   +7 more
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Non-Timber Forest Products and their Role in the Livelihoods of People of Nepal: A Critical Review

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 2020
Nepal is a rich source of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in terms of production and trading practices. The altitudinal and climatic variations in various pockets of Nepal have contributed to their diversity.
S. Shrestha, Jiban Shrestha, Kabita Kumari Shah   +2 more
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Contribution of the Mutis Timau Protected Forest to Community Income in the Forest Management Unit of South Central Timor Regency, Timor Island, Indonesia

Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika, 2020
Communities in and around the forest always interact and use the resources to satisfy their daily needs for survival. Forest resources obtained by the community are used to satisfy family needs, and one is an additional family income. This study aimed at
Fransiskus Xaverius Dako, Ris Hadi Purwanto, Lies Rahayu Wijayanti Faida, Sumardi   +3 more
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Resource Assessment of Oroxylum indicum in Northern Indian States of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana

International Journal of Economic Plants
This study was undertaken from April, 2016 to March, 2018 in different forest divisions of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab to assess and map the distribution and population status of Oroxylum indicum that can be developed into a readily ...
B. P. Tamta, Sushmita Uniyal, Rajarshi Ghosh   +2 more
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Poverty and Commercialization of Non-Timber Forest Products [PDF]

FORMATH, 2011
While there is much interest by NGOs and environmental groups in the potential of non-timber forest products (NTFP) programs to si- multaneously achieve conservation and poverty alleviation, there is not a great deal of understanding of whether they work in practice, and how incentives and local management do, indeed affect poverty and local ...
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Utilization of non-timber forest products as alternative sources of food and income in the highland regions of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Trees, Forests and People
In developing countries, studies on sustainable preservation of forests (including non-timber forest products NTFPs) have been poorly carried out for promoting alternative income generating activities (IGA) to alleviate pressure on praised resources by ...
Jean M. Mondo, Géant B. Chuma, Matthieu B. Muke, Bienfait B. Fadhili, Jacques B. Kihye, Henri M. Matiti, Caroline I. Sibomana, Léon M. Kazamwali, Napoléon B. Kajunju, Gustave N. Mushagalusa, Katcho Karume, Hwaba Mambo, Rodrigue B. Ayagirwe, Alphonse Z. Balezi   +13 more
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Transdisciplinarity, tempocoupling, and the role of culture in zoonosis research

Global Sustainability
Non-technical summary The general public became familiar with the term and definition of zoonosis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the pandemic, several responses to mitigate zoonotic risk has been put forward.
Denise Margaret S. Matias
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