scholarly journals Distribution, abundance and traditional management of Agave potatorum in the Tehuacán Valley, Mexico: bases for sustainable use of non-timber forest products

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
América Delgado-Lemus ◽  
Alejandro Casas ◽  
Oswaldo Téllez
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Tehuacán Valley ◽  
Traditional Management ◽  
Tehuacan Valley ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products ◽  
Agave Potatorum

scholarly journals Sustainable use of forest and hunting resources

2014 ◽  
pp. 25-49
Author(s):  
Milorad Danilovic ◽  
Dragan Gacic
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Wood Biomass ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products ◽  
Forestry Production ◽  
The Impact

This paper presents the issue of the use of forest and hunting resources in Serbia, with special emphasis on their sustainability. The use of modern technological solutions in terms of sustainable use of forest and hunting resources should be seen through an analysis and evaluation of environmental impacts. The existing machinery used in Serbian forestry cannot respond to the current demands of forestry production. However, the current unfavourable conditions can be significantly improved with appropriate measures. The planning of a network of roads including a number of factors that directly and indirectly affect sustainable use is of great importance for the development of forestry and hunting. Wood biomass in Serbian forests should be used in the manner and to the extent that ensures the sustainability of ecosystems and the production of large quantities of energy. In recent years, non-timber forest products have gained importance, so that the income generated from their use is growing. The impact of newly adopted laws and bylaws in the field of forestry, hunting and the protection of nature and environment will depend primarily on their application, control, execution and possible amendments and adjustments.

scholarly journals Ethnobotanical study on Sustainable use of Non-Timber Forest Products and their Source Plant Species contribute to balance Livelihood and Conservation: a case of Sera Forest, Amigna District, Southern Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leul Kidane ◽  
Abu Balke Balke
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Local Source ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Plant Resources ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products

Abstract Background: Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) do have significant role as local source for medicine, fiber, forage and sustenance and offer income opportunities for poverty mitigation mainly in rural families. Sustainable use of NTFPs is imperative so, this study was focused on the documentation of plant species used for NTFPs and their conservation status in Sera forest. Methods: The study applied a combination of plant ecological and ethnobotanical methods. Ethnobotanical data were gathered through semi-structured questionnaires and interviews which involved 230 (206 randomly sampled general and 24 purposively selected key informants); group discussion, guided field walk and market survey. Data were analyzed and presented using analytical methods of ethnobotany including descriptive statistics, informant consensus factor (ICF) and ranking. Results: A total of 137 plant species belonging to 49 families used as a source of NTFPs were documented from the study area. In addition, 11 major use categories of the NTFPs were identified. Out of these, medicine, fire wood and charcoal making and construction materials were the most dominant uses requiring large volume of NTFPs in the study area. The output of direct matrix ranking of plant species used for multipurpose revealed - Hagenia abyssinica ranked first followed by Olea europaea ssp cuspidata, Grewia mollis, Croton macrostachyus, Ximenia americana and Carissa spinarum. Hence, local communities of the study area possess rich potential indigenous knowledge that helped to use their natural resources for sustainable livelihood. Conclusions: Sera forest is rich in NTFPs bearing plants and associated indigenous conservation knowledge. However, nowadays illegal timber extractions, grazing, over harvesting NTFPs, farm expansion and fire hazards were found to be threatening of the plant resources in the study area. Therefore, awareness creation on complementary conservation (in-situ and ex-situ) and sustainable use of plant resources of the area for higher livelihood outcomes with lower environmental impacts is desirable.

scholarly journals Inventory of non-timber forest products in Western Nepal and strategies for sustainable management

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 87-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pramila Dhakal ◽  
Dev R Paudel ◽  
Dilli Ram Baral
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Community Forestry ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Asparagus Officinalis ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products

Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) play an important role as traditional source for food, fiber, fodder, and medicine and offer income opportunities for poverty alleviation especially in rural households in Nepal who engage in a widespread trade of NTFPs. Adequate planning for sustainable use of NTFPs is imperative so we explored the inventory of multipurpose trees and herbs that are being used as NTFPs in Chitwan, Nepal. 70 households from Sukranagar and Mangalpur VDCs of Chitwan district were randomly selected and personal interviews were taken with them as well as focus group discussions were done. The community had been utilizing 49 plant species from the nearby community forest. Implementation of the policy of community forestry was found to have a positive impact on the sustainable production of NTFPs. More than 80% of the respondents believed that indigenous knowledge promoted sustainable NTFP production. Kurilo (Asparagus officinalis) was found to be the best NTFP for the study site. Various policy level reforms are proposed that will help in improving the sustainable production of NTFPs. Better utilization of NTFPs as well as their conservation is possible with proper trainings given to community forest users.International Journal of Environment Vol.5(3) 2016, pp.87-103

scholarly journals KEARIFAN LOKAL SUKU BADUY DALAM PEMANFAATAN MADU SEBAGAI HASIL HUTAN BUKAN KAYU DI DESA KANEKES KECAMATAN LEUWIDAMAR KABUPATEN LEBAK PROVINSI BANTEN

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 721
Author(s):  
Waridat Ilahiyat Syam ◽  
Iskandar A M ◽  
Gusti Eva Tavita
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Method

Lots of local wisdom with local people. In other words, local wisdom can be implemented as ideas, values, local views that are wise, full of wisdom, good value, which are embedded and followed by members of the community. Therefore, local wisdom can be defined as noble values contained in local cultural assets, in the form of traditions, ideas, and life motto. The Baduy community in Kanekes Village, Leuwidamar Subdistrict, is one of the tribes in Indonesia which until now still maintains the values of local wisdom that they have and believe in, amidst the advancement of civilization around them. Research on the local wisdom of the Baduy Tribe in Kanekes Village, Leuwidamar Subdistrict, Lebak Regency, Banten Province aims to see the local wisdom of the Baduy Tribe in utilizing forest resources by the Baduy tribe for the sustainable use of non-timber forest products in the form of forest honey. The types of data taken in this study are primary data and secondary data. Primary data was obtained from the results of interviews with the community in the Baduy Tribe, Kanekes Village, Leuwidamar District, Lebak Regency, Banten Province, Banten Province. Secondary data were complementary data obtained from references which included general conditions of the location, socio-cultural conditions, activities and others. The research was conducted using the snowball sampling method and also using a qualitative descriptive method fpr compiling the result of the research on local wisdom of the baduy tribe.Keyword: Baduy Tribal, Forest Honey, Local Wisdom

scholarly journals New Forest Code effects over smallholder’s intention to trade non-timber forest products

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Dantas Brites
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Native Vegetation ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products ◽  
Forest Code ◽  
New Forest ◽  
Household Incomes ◽  
Economic Use

Abstract. Brites AD. 2020. New Forest Code effects over smallholder’s intention to trade non-timber forest products. Asian J For 21: 41-45. The Brazilian new Forest Code (NFC) allows the sustainable economic use of one of its main mechanisms for native vegetation protection: the Legal Reserves. Smallholders' intention to trade non-timber forest products (NTFP) from such areas was accessed. Data were collected through 350 in-person surveys in two municipalities from Bahia, Brazil. Outcomes showed that more than half of the respondents do not intend to trade NTFP from their Legal Reserve areas and, the lack of knowledge about the process to obtain government permission for the economic use of these areas, was the main reason gave to justify it. Further, higher household incomes showed a negative correlation with the intention. Incentives from public or private policies and dissemination about the steps needed to obtain permission for Legal Reserve’s sustainable use are needed for engaging smallholders in NTFP trade. With these incentives, it would be possible to increase the NFC potential for adding economic value to the protected native vegetation and for linking conservation with the economic development of rural areas inhabitants. Thus, these outcomes add up to previous findings of the benefits of NTFP trade, and in terms of practice and policy, they can help in the development of environmental policies that incentivize the NTFP trade, contributing to increase landholders’ incomes and to the NFC compliance.

Non-timber forest product importance for rural household well-being in four coastal communities in Oaxaca, Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-407
Author(s):  
H.C. Zamora-Maldonado ◽  
V.S. Avila-Foucat
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Rural Household ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Diversification Strategy ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products ◽  
High Degree

Rural household livelihoods usually depend on the use of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) as a strategy for income diversification and survival. Thus, this research seeks to determine the role played by NTFPs at the household level. A survey was conducted with 212 households in four localities with a high degree of marginalization, located on the South Pacific coast of Mexico in Oaxaca State. The results show that, firstly, NTFPs are used by all households, even the wealthiest families, and that the most important products used are fuelwood and medicinal plants. Secondly, the findings indicate that the collection and self-consumption of fuelwood and medicinal plants by households with lower incomes generate savings of at least 20% of their total annual gross income. Thirdly, for the majority of the surveyed households (90%), NTFPs are perceived as important for their well-being. This could be due to traditional or cultural attachment to ancestral practices, such as the use of fuelwood for cooking traditional food and the collection of medicinal plants. Finally, NTFP use is a livelihood diversification strategy and promotes the objective and subjective well-being of rural households. Social and environmental policies need to consider the potential of NTFPs for poverty alleviation and rural development through sustainable use and coordinated actions.

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