Farming vs forests: Trade-off between agriculture and the extraction of non-timber forest products

Illukpitiya, Prabodh; Yanagida, John F.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.05.007

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“…Furthermore, poorer households generate a higher relative forest income from the restoration concession than wealthier households, which is consistent with previous findings [3,[44][45][46]. Interestingly, the poorer Batin Sembilan households also generated a higher absolute forest income than non-poor households (in the Local Malayan and Immigrant groups), a finding contrary to many previous studies [4,47,48].…”

Section: Dependence On Forest Incomecontrasting

confidence: 55%

Contribution of Forest Restoration to Rural Livelihoods and Household Income in Indonesia

2016

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Forest resources remain vital to the survival of many rural communities, though the level of forest reliance varies across a range of sites and socio-economic settings. This article investigates variation in forest utilization across households in three ethnic groups living near a forest restoration area in Sumatra, Indonesia. Survey data were collected on 268 households, with a four-month recall period and three repeat visits to each selected household within a year. Random sampling was applied to select households in five villages and five Batin Sembilan (indigenous) semi-nomadic groups. Sampled households belonged to three ethnic groups: 15% were Batin Sembilan, 40% Local Malayan, and 45% Immigrant households. Indigenous households displayed the highest reliance on forests: 36% of their annual total income came from this source, as compared with 10% and 8% for Local and Immigrant households, respectively. Our findings showed that the livelihoods of indigenous groups were still intricately linked with forest resources, despite a rapid landscape-wide transition from natural forest to oil palm and timber plantations.

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Section: Dependence On Forest Incomecontrasting

confidence: 55%

Contribution of Forest Restoration to Rural Livelihoods and Household Income in Indonesia

2016

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“…It has been suggested that villages with better access to urban areas and exposure to markets have more livelihood options, which could potentially reduce dependence on hunting (Crookes et al, 2007). Creating more employment opportunities in rural areas is thought to decrease dependence on forest resources in two ways: (1) by increasing the opportunity cost of forest resource extraction, hence reducing forest extraction activities, and (2) by increasing household wealth (Illukpitiya & Yanagida, 2010). Other factors may also be at play, including higher bushmeat prices, which would make hunting a more attractive livelihood option (Damania et al, 2005).…”

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The role of bushmeat in a West African agricultural landscape

Alexander

McNamara

Rowcliffe

et al. 2014

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There is little information on the changing role of bushmeat hunting in the agricultural areas of West Africa. We assessed the status and role of bushmeat hunting and rural consumption in three communities in Ghana, through household surveys (n 5 250), and interviews with hunters (n 5 69), eatery owners (n 5 18) and bushmeat traders (n 5 3). Hunting was embedded within dynamic livelihood strategies, with two broad categories of hunters identified: a large group who targeted pests on their own farms using traps, and a smaller group of professional hunters. The professional hunters included a group of young men who hunted with dogs, and another group of older firearm hunters who tended to be members of Hunters' Associations. All professional hunters reported a decline in bushmeat availability and expressed concerns about the viability of hunting as a livelihood. The frequency of consumption of bushmeat increased with distance from the region's main urban centre, Kumasi, but bushmeat was not found to be a major component of the diet in any of the villages. Few men self-identified as hunters, although bushmeat hunting continued to play an important role in the rural economy, primarily for crop protection. Conservation efforts need to consider the full spectrum of hunting behaviours. Specific measures should target forest-based hunters, who are more likely to damage forest ecosystems than crop pest hunters but also show more concern for the sustainability of hunting, and commitment to hunting as an institution.

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“…According to the concept of forest conservation should increase the efficiency of agriculture communities around the forest in order to achieve trade-off between agriculture and the extraction of forest products [44].…”

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Co-evolution of Forestry Policy Development and System-Social Community

Marwoto¹,

Kartodihardjo²,

Darusman³

et al. 2017

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Developing forests is synonymous with building communities around the forest. Forest destruction is related to the behavior of people living around the forest. Society will always adjust its life to the changes that occur around it in the process of adaptation to be able to live its life. The study found that the failure of forest management was caused by the failure of the process of adaptation of forest management policies with local communities' practice traditions and social systems. Forestry development policy often leads to exclusion of the state to the already living and resident communities in the areas established by the development of the forestry sector. This fact raises the issue of conflict of interest between the surrounding community and the forest manager. On the basis of the findings of this study I suggest; To prevent degradation and deforestation, a new paradigm of forest management systems is required which retains the ecological, economic and socio-cultural functions of local communities as subjects and uses local knowledge and culture as the basis for their governance, and involves other sector commodities to increase their economic value (incentives).

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Farming vs forests: Trade-off between agriculture and the extraction of non-timber forest products

Cited by 55 publications

References 58 publications

Contribution of Forest Restoration to Rural Livelihoods and Household Income in Indonesia

Contribution of Forest Restoration to Rural Livelihoods and Household Income in Indonesia

The role of bushmeat in a West African agricultural landscape

Co-evolution of Forestry Policy Development and System-Social Community

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