Can multifunctional livelihoods including recreational ecosystem services (RES) and non timber forest products (NTFP) maintain biodiverse forests in the Brazilian Amazon?

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 517-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sónia M. Carvalho Ribeiro ◽  
Britaldo Soares Filho ◽  
William Leles Costa ◽  
Laura Bachi ◽  
Amanda Ribeiro de Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products

scholarly journals The total economic value of forest ecosystem services in the tropical forests of Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 485-503
Author(s):  
K.M. Nitanan ◽  
A. Shuib ◽  
R. Sridar ◽  
V. Kunjuraman ◽  
S. Zaiton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services ◽  
Use Values ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products ◽  
Total Economic Value

Direct and indirect use of values and non-use values from forest ecosystem services perform an invaluable set of functions that cater to the needs of both living and non-living things. The values include market services obtained from timber and non-timber forest products, and non-market services (recreation, watershed protection and conservation value) were identified as components of the Total Economic Value (TEV). However, it is difficult to assign a monetary value to all goods and services provided by the forest. Failure to conserve the national park will result in the degradation of the forest and a reduction in the contribution of the forest ecosystem services to the community. Based on the result of this study, the TEV value of forest ecosystem services was estimated at RM 13 billion, and the estimation provides policy-relevant information for forest management and conservation purposes in Malaysia.

scholarly journals Analysis of the non-timber forest products market in the Brazilian Amazon

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1640-1644
Author(s):  
Humberto Angelo ◽  
◽  
Rafael de A. Calderon ◽  
Alexandre N. de Almeida ◽  
Maristela F. de Paula ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Products ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products

Does trading non-timber forest products drive specialisation in products gathered for consumption? Evidence from the Brazilian Amazon

2014 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 140-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Morsello ◽  
Juliana Aparecida da Silva Delgado ◽  
Thiago Fonseca-Morello ◽  
Alice Dantas Brites
Keyword(s):  
Forest Products ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products

scholarly journals Non-Timber Forest Products and the Cosmetic Industry: An Econometric Assessment of Contributions to Income in the Brazilian Amazon

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 588
Author(s):  
Aghane Antunes ◽  
Cynthia S. Simmons ◽  
Joao Paulo Veiga
Keyword(s):  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Community Partnerships ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Spatial Error ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Cosmetic Industry ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products ◽  
Spatial Autoregressive

This study explores Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) production and company–community partnerships with the multinational cosmetic industry. The objectives are to critically assess: (1) how income generated from market-oriented NTFPs extraction impacts small farmers’ livelihoods; and (2) whether membership in cooperatives linked to such partnerships is a factor in improved livelihood. Household-level data from 282 surveys conducted in remote communities in four municipalities in the Northeast region of the State of Pará provide empirical insight into NTFPs extraction and processing activities by smallholder farmers in the Brazilian Amazon. We employ a spatial econometric approach to assess if engagement in NTFPs extraction and membership in cooperatives result in statistically significant increases in the overall household income. A series of spatial regression models are used, including Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), Spatial Autoregressive Regression (SAR), Spatial Error Model (SEM), Spatial Durbin Model (SDM) and their corresponding alternative Bayesian models. Our study finds that NTFP extraction and membership in cooperatives tied to company–community partnerships are statistically significant and result in increases in total income at the household level. Findings also show that distance to transportation modes and markets are statistically significant with more distant households earning greater income. This finding presents challenges for the long-term sustainability of green alternatives to development that rely on remote, inaccessible environments for the commodities of interest. This is especially pronounced given the commitment of the Amazonian Nations, and the massive national and international investments, in the Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA), which has as its goal the creation of a multimodal transportation hub to integrate the continent with global markets and make accessible far reaches of the Amazon.

scholarly journals Methodology to value forest ecosystem services in Mongolia

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-201
Author(s):  
Ganzorig Gonchigsumlaa ◽  
Khishigjargal Mookhor ◽  
Battulga Purevragchaa
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Use Value ◽  
Payment Systems ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services ◽  
Recreational Services ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products

The methodology to value the forest ecosystem services, or ecological and economic value, has been approved in 1999 in Mongolia; however, it has not been changed for 20 years since its approval. The aim of the research was to develop a method to value the ecosystem services of the forest in Mongolia. The research focused on comparison of methodologies and international experiences of valuation of forest ecosystem services and its payment systems. As a result, the methodology of valuation of 7 types of forest ecosystem services was developed in Mongolia, which includes use value (forest stock and non-timber forest products) and non-use value (forest conservation of water, soil and biodiversity, carbon sequestration, and recreational services). Монгол орны ойн экосистемийн үйлчилгээний үнэ цэнийг тооцох арга зүй Монгол орны ойн экосистемийн үйлчилгээний үнэ цэнэ буюу экологи-эдийн засгийн үнэлгээ, түүнийг тооцох аргачлал 1999 онд батлагдсан бөгөөд үүнд сүүлийн 20 жилийн хугацаанд өөрчлөлт ороогүй байна. Энэхүү судалгааны ажил нь Монгол орны ойн экосистемийн үйлчилгээний үнэ цэнийг тооцох арга зүйг судалж, шинэчлэн сайжруулах зорилготой. Ойн экосистемийн үйлчилгээний үнэ цэнийг тооцоолох арга зүй болон түүнд суурилсан төлбөрийн системийг амжилттай хэрэгжүүлж буй олон улсын туршлага болон шинжлэх ухааны арга зүйг харьцуулан судлав. Судалгааны үр дүнд шууд үр ашгийн буюу ойн нөөц, ойн дагалт баялгийн үнэ цэнэ, шууд бус үр ашгийн буюу ойн ус, хөрс,  биологийн төрөл зүйл хамгаалах, нүүрстөрөгч агуулах, рекреацийн гэсэн 7 төрлийн ойн экосистемийн үйлчилгээний нийт үнэ цэнийг  тооцох арга зүйг боловсруулсан.  Түлхүүр үг:  Ойн экосистемийн үйлчилгээ, үнэ цэнэ, үнэлгээ, арга зүй

Illegal rattan extraction trends in the Ankasa Conservation Area in Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 84-92
Author(s):  
R. Obour, D. Amankwaa, A. Asare
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Forest Reserve ◽  
The North ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products

Protected Areas (PAs) are created for the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, but many of Ghana’s PAs are subjectto severe pressures and threats, the main pressures being the illegal extraction of natural resources. Rattans are indisputablyone of the most important Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Ghana’s Protected Areas that is without doubt one of thereasons for which it has drawn the attention of researchers. In this study the illegal rattan extraction patterns in the AnkasaConservation Area (ACA) in Ghana was inspected. Simple random sampling and Snowball sampling techniques were used. Datacollection employed the use of semi-structured questionnaires, interviews and field enumeration of rattans as well as an analysisof Effective Patrol Man-days (EPMDS) from 2004 to 2012. The results showed a significant positive correlation (r = 0.75, p<0.05, r2 = 0.557) between patrol effort and rattan extraction encounters. In addition, there was a general reduction in illegalrattan extraction encounters from 2004 to 2012 at a rate of 4.3 per year. The highest illegal rattan extraction incidences wererecorded in 2006 (76 encounters), 2005 (35 encounters), 2008 (22 encounters), 2004 (18 encounters) and the least incidencewere recorded in both 2010 (3 encounters) and 2011 (3 encounters).The research also revealed that Eremospatha macrocarpawas the most extracted rattan species followed by Laccosperma secundiflorum. The major rattan extraction and trade routesoriginate in the northern parts and in the area east of the reserve and also south of Draw River Forest Reserve. Generally, rattanpoaching in Ankasa Conservation Area has declined, but there are still human incursions in the northern part of the reserve. Thestudy recommended an intensification of patrols in the north of the reserve. Also, enrichment planting and Agroforestry practicesof inter-cropping rattans with seasonal crops should be pursued vigorously for the local communities.

Market Survey of Non-Timber Forest Products in the Sunyani Municipality

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-53
Author(s):  
S.D. Akoto
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Packaging Materials ◽  
Medicinal Products ◽  
Monthly Basis ◽  
Rural Livelihood ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products ◽  
Communal Lands ◽  
Forest Lands

This study sought to: (1) identify the types and sources of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) traded; (2) find the frequencyof the NTFPs trade and (3) identify the challenges in NTFPs trading in the Sunyani Municipality. The survey was carried outfrom February, 2014 to April, 2014 mainly at the Sunyani Central and Nana Bosoma Markets in the Sunyani Municipality. Thetarget population comprised NTFPs collectors (gatherers), sellers and consumers. Respondents were purposively sampled. Atotal of 100 respondents were engaged in this study. The NTFPs were grouped into six categories namely; food, medicine,building materials, packaging materials, artefacts and domestic utensils. Key informants’ interviews were also conducted atthe Sunyani Forest Services Division to triangulate the data already gathered. Statistical Package for Social Sciences was usedto analyze the data obtained. The study demonstrated that domestic utensils (37%), food (33%), medicinal products (12%),packaging materials (9%), artefacts (6%) and building materials (3%) were the types of NTFPs traded in the two market centers.The results also showed that majority of the respondents (77%) harvest their NTFPs from forest lands as against 23% whoharvest from communal lands. A significant proportion of the respondents (52%) traded in above 40 kg of NTFPs and only 4%were seen trading in 10 kg of NTFPs. The study further highlighted that food (28%) and domestic utensils (26%) were regularlybrought to the market centers on weekly basis whilst significant proportions of medicinal products (9%), building materials(3%) and artefacts (4%) were brought to the market venues on monthly basis. Cumbersome permit procedure (40%), increasedmarket demand (15%) and financial constraints (20%) were identified as some of the challenges encountered in NTFPs tradingin the Sunyani Municipality. To ensure strict monitoring and sustainability of the resource, there is the need for sensitizationprogramme on the importance of NTFPs in rural livelihood and why their conservation is vital in meeting the needs of thepresent generation whilst not undermining their potential in supplying the needs of future generations.

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