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Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) for Sustained Livelihood: Challenges and Strategies

Research Journal of Forestry, 2016
A.K. Pandey, Y.C. Tripathi, Ashwani Kumar   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

LEVERAGING RURAL LIVELIHOODS WITH FOREST CONSERVATION IN NIGERIA: THE ROLE OF NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS [PDF]

Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2015
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, Osim Eyam OJOGU, Samuel Sunday ODUNLAMI   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceptions of commercialisation and value-addition of non-timber forest products in forest adjacent communities in Ghana

Discover Sustainability, 2023
Residents living adjacent to forests commonly gather non-timber forest products (NTFPs) for income, nourishment, ailment treatment, firewood, religious reasons, and artefacts.
Obed Asamoah, Jones Abrefa Danquah, Dastan Bamwesigye, Nahanga Verter, Emmanuel Acheampong, Charles Mario Boateng, Suvi Kuittinen, Mark Appiah, Ari Pappinen   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dataset of non-timber forest products use and impacts of recent climate change in the Upper Madi Watershed, Nepal

Data in Brief, 2020
This dataset presents data collected from household surveys from Upper Madi Watershed of Nepal describing the benefits of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) to people of mountain ecosystems, their perceptions of climate change, and perceived impacts of ...
Lila Jung Gurung, Kelly K. Miller, Susanna Venn, Brett A. Bryan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-timber forest product types and its income contribution to rural households in the Horn of Africa: a systematic review

Forest Science and Technology, 2023
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are those that come from forests other than those that provide timber. In order to identify the NTFPs’ financial contribution and usage categories based on regional and temporal patterns in the Horn of Africa countries,
Binega Derebe, Asmamaw Alemu
doaj   +1 more source

“Non-timber forest products and climate change adaptation among forest dependent communities in Bamboko forest reserve, southwest region of Cameroon”

Environmental Systems Research, 2021
Background Forests are naturally endowed to combat climate change by protecting people and livelihoods as well as creating a base for sustainable economic and social development.
Robinson Nghogekeh Tieminie, Chia Eugene Loh, Julius Chepezi Tieguhong, Manyiadieh Frankline Nghobuoche, Piabuo Serge Mandiefe, Mamboh Rolland Tieguhong   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Ghana: The Contribution of Non-Timber Forest Products towards Economic Development in the Eastern Region

Land, 2023
Globally, non-timber forest products (NTFPs) continue to contribute vastly to addressing the food, poverty reduction, income, and livelihood requirements of people in rural areas.
Yaw Okyere Akomaning, Samuel Antwi Darkwah, Iva Živělová, Petra Hlaváčková   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs): Clearing the Confusion in Semantics

Journal of Human Ecology, 2011
Though a significant volume of information has been documented on the importance and potential of NTFPs' utilisation and its impacts on poverty reduction, livelihoods improvement and environmental sustainability, a lot of confusion is still associated with NTFPs semantics and terminologies. NTFPs have proved to be difficult to clearly define because of
Albert Ahenkan, Emmanuel Boon
openaire   +1 more source

Quantification of Non-Timber Forest Products utilized by local communities in Nyanjange forest reserve, Morogoro, Tanzania

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 2022
This study was conducted to assess the types and quantity of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) used by local communities around Nyanganje Forest Reserve (NFR), which is within the Eastern Arc Mountains, Kilombero District, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Mhuji Kilonzo
doaj   +1 more source

Assessments of non-timber forest products status in the Guraferda district of Ethiopia [PDF]

Innovations in Agriculture, 2018
Forests and other vegetation resources in Guraferda district offer diverse NTFPs that provide substantial inputs for the livelihoods of the community. Thus, information regarding to the status of NTFPs of the district is vital for proper management of ...
Belay Gessese
doaj   +3 more sources