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The study investigated evaluation of economic impact of non-timber forest products collections in Arakanga forest reserve in Ogun State. Purposive sampling was used to select four villages around the reserve, representing 10% sampling intensity in the ...
T.O. Babatunde +4 more
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Non-timber forest products from tropical forests
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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Mangrove degradation is increasing along the proliferation of purposely land conversion. The utilization of the products of mangrove forests are oriented to the timber. Processing of mangrove products that have economic value should be a form of mangrove
Komang Dean Ananda +2 more
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LEVERAGING RURAL LIVELIHOODS WITH FOREST CONSERVATION IN NIGERIA: THE ROLE OF NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS [PDF]
In recent times some economists view Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) extraction and marketing as a better alternative to timber exploitation as a rural livelihood strategy.
Egbe BASSEY ETOWA +2 more
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EMPOWERMENT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF FOREST FARMER GROUPS IN NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) management by the forest farmers group (FFG) is not optimal. This condition is thought to be related to the low quality of empowerment of FFG.
Hendro Asmoro +3 more
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Tropical Peat Swamp Management Options: A Case Study Using System Dynamic in Southern Aceh
Tropical peat forest ecosystems have multiple benefits as regulating hydrological system, carbon storage, timber and non-timber products, and protecting the biodiversity.
Aswandi +3 more
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Human activities and global warming cause forest fires that impact increasing carbon emissions, destroy forest biodiversity and destroy soil properties.
Azurianti Azurianti +4 more
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Environmental products: a definition, a typology, and a goodbye to non-timber forest products
The material relationships between nature and people are complex and rich, ranging from support to current consumption to safety nets and poverty reduction. The term 'non-timber forest products' (in many different guises) has been used for decades in attempts to group a wide range of products, such as barks, bulbs, caterpillars, leaves, and fruits ...
Smith-Hall, C., Chamberlain, J.
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Non-timber forest product resources are valuable to communities around the forest which are more useful than wood in the long term and can provide good benefits from the ecosystem for sustainability, conservation, and the economy.
Birgita Diah Puspitrani Setiawan +5 more
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The role of plantation forestry in sustainable development [PDF]
The paper gives an overview of types of forest plantations and their role in sustainable development, with an emphasis on the definition of artificially established (planted) forests and forest plantations.
Ivetić Vladan, Vilotić Dragica
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