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

open access: yesEnvironmental 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

Conservation of Damar Mata Kucing (Shorea javanica): A Review on the Aspect of Trade System

open access: yesJurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika, 2020
Damar mata kucing (Shorea javanica) is one of the non-timber forest products (NTFP)s that has been widely managed and utilized by local people around the Pesisir Barat Lampung Province.
Hanifah Nur'aini   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

EXPERIENCE WITH NTFP CERTIFICATION IN BRAZIL

open access: yesForests, Trees and Livelihoods, 2008
Certification of forest management through the Forest Stewardship Council started in the 1990s, and focused on timber. Considerable work on the part of NGOs, communities, the private sector, researchers and governments has resulted in incipient certification of NTFPs, both by industries and communities.
Guedes Pinto, L.F.   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Management and incipient domestication of Chamaedorea tepejilote in agroforestry systems in Mexico

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Native wild plants are key elements in addressing global biodiversity loss and supporting sustainable food systems. We investigated how rural communities in Mexico manage Chamaedorea tepejilote, a wild palm with edible male inflorescences, by combining ethnobotanical, genetic, morphological and ecological approaches.
Viviana Andrade   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

No forest, no NTFPs for rural communities in Cambodia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
• Eighty percent of Cambodia’s rural poor depend on forests and agricultural land for subsistence and livelihoods. • While the local government in each province is willing to help, it often lacks the capacity and local trust to assist local communities. • Unsustainable commercial harvesting of Cambodia’s forests in the 1990s (for international markets)
Mulcahy G., Boissiere M.
openaire   +1 more source

Characterizing the Dependence on Non-timber Forest Products Among Communities Living Around Forest Conservation Areas in Marrupa-Mecula Corridor, Niassa Special Reserve, Niassa Province of Mozambique

open access: yesFrontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2022
The role of forests across the world has been recognized as key natural assets that offer several goods and services, especially to communities adjacent to them.
Gerald Lubega   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contribution of the Baobab Value Chain to Equitable Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation in Ghana

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Non‐timber forest products (NTFPs) are central to income diversification and livelihood resilience in Sub‐Saharan Africa. However, the welfare implications of baobab commercialisation remain underexplored. This study addresses this gap by analysing the contribution of the baobab value chain to household income, poverty reduction, and income ...
Frederick Frimpong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agroecology and Transformative Adaptation to Climate Change

open access: yesAsia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines transformative adaptation to climate change through the EFICAS Project (Eco‐Friendly Intensification and Climate‐resilient Agricultural Systems) implemented across 12 upland communities in northern Laos from 2014 to 2020.
Jean‐Christophe Castella
wiley   +1 more source

Utilization of Cempedak (Artocarpus champeden) by Communities in Sabun Village, Central Aitinyo Sub-district, Maybrat Regency, West Papua Province

open access: yesJurnal Ilmu Kehutanan, 2016
Cempedak (Artocarpus champeden) is one of the non timber forest products (NTFPs) from the Maybrat district. It is used as a daily food of Maybrat people.
Ariance Juli Ross Nauw   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesData 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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