Shrubby and forest fringe communities of the inselberg - rainforest ecotone in Atlantic Central Africa

2010 ◽  
Vol 143 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Mignaud ◽  
Bruno Senterre ◽  
Jonas V. Müller ◽  
Jean Lejoly ◽  
Ingrid Parmentier
Keyword(s):  
Central Africa ◽  
Fringe Communities ◽  
Forest Fringe

Livelihood Security and Forest Resource Extraction by Forest Fringe Communities in Indian Himalayan Region

2021 ◽  
pp. 163-194
Author(s):  
Muneesa Banday ◽  
M. A. Islam ◽  
Nazir A. Pala ◽  
Megna Rashid ◽  
Peerzada Ishtiyak Ahmad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Himalayan Region ◽  
Resource Extraction ◽  
Forest Resource ◽  
Indian Himalayan Region ◽  
Livelihood Security ◽  
Fringe Communities ◽  
Forest Fringe

scholarly journals Application of Landscape Approach Principles Motivates Forest Fringe Farmers to Reforest Ghana’s Degraded Reserves

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 411
Author(s):  
Emmanuel O. Acheampong ◽  
Jeffrey Sayer ◽  
Colin Macgregor ◽  
Sean Sloan
Keyword(s):  
Forest Cover ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Agricultural Expansion ◽  
Landscape Approach ◽  
Natural Forests ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Forest Reserves ◽  
Farmer Behaviour ◽  
Fringe Communities ◽  
Forest Fringe

Research Highlights: Landscape approach principles were developed to address competing claims on resources at local scales. We used the principles to address agricultural expansion in Ghana’s forest reserves. Background and Objectives: Agricultural expansion is a major cause of Ghana’s forest-cover loss. Cultivation has totally deforested some forest reserves. The situation in Ghana illustrates the trade-off between attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDG 1—reduction of poverty, and 2—achieving food security, are in conflict with SDG 15—protecting and restoring forests. We examined how farmers in forest fringe communities could be engaged in restoring degraded forests using the landscape approach and whether their livelihoods were improved through the use of this approach. Materials and Methods: The Ongwam II Forest Reserve in the Ashanti region of Ghana is encroached by farmers from two communities adjacent to the reserve. We employed the 10 principles of the landscape approach to engage farmers in restoring the degraded reserve. The flexibility of the landscape approach provided a framework against which to assess farmer behaviour. We encouraged farmers to plant trees on 10 ha of the degraded reserve and to benefit through the cultivation of food crops amongst the trees. Results: Access to fertile forest soils for cultivation was the main motivation for the farmers to participate in the reforestation project. The farmers’ access to natural and financial capital increased and they became food secure in the first year of the project’s operation. Conclusions: Effective implementation of several small-scale reforestation projects using the landscape approach could together lead to a forest transition, more trees in agricultural systems and better protection of residual natural forests while improving farmers’ livelihoods, all combining to achieve the SDGs.

scholarly journals Integral economics and the exploration of indigenous knowledge

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-105
Author(s):  
Somnath Ghosal
Keyword(s):  
Value Added ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Native Forest ◽  
Fringe Communities ◽  
Economically Deprived ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products ◽  
Alternative Sources ◽  
Ecological Concern ◽  
Value Added Products ◽  
Forest Fringe

The ever-increasing pressures on tropical forests due to the increasing population of socio-economically deprived communities dwelling in forest fringe areas are not only a matter of ecological concern, but also affect the sustainable livelihoods of these communities. Alternative sources of income are urgently needed for these communities. Forest is the principal natural resource for the Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapur districts of West Bengal, India. More sustainable harvesting of forest products, particularly Non-Timber Forest Products(NTFPs) and the production of value added products would therefore be the best possible way to improve the existing economic conditions of deprived forest fringe communities and save native forest biodiversity for the future.

scholarly journals Documentation of ethno-medicinal practices: A case study on tribal forest fringe dwellers of Terai West Bengal in India

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 822-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. N. Dey ◽  
S. Datta ◽  
Bani Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Sustainable Utilization ◽  
Survey Period ◽  
Plant Resources ◽  
Fringe Communities ◽  
Indigenous Plant ◽  
Forest Fringe

The ethno-medicinal practices were documented which were being used by tribal population dwelling forest fringe areas of Terai zone of West Bengal, India on under exploited, non conventional, traditional and indigenous plant species for the sustainable utilization of these resources to cure day to day ailments. A total number of forty seven medicinal plant species belonging to 25 families were documented during the survey period 2012-13, which was used in curing many diseases. Among the families, Euphorbiaceae, Zingeberaceae and Leguminosae were the dominant families that represented four species each. Herb was the highest proportion of plant species 18 (38%) followed by 15 tree species (32%), 8 species of shrubs (17%) and rest were climbers and fern. It was observed that the tribal forest fringe communities of the Terai zone of the West Bengal have a good ethno-medicinal knowledge of using plant resources and developed their own traditional practices to cure day to day diseases.

Contribution of NTFPs on livelihood of forest-fringe communities in Jaldapara National Park, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-229
Author(s):  
Lakpa Doma Lepcha ◽  
Gopal Shukla ◽  
Nazir Ahmad Pala ◽  
Vineeta ◽  
Prabhat Kumar Pal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Fringe Communities ◽  
Forest Fringe

scholarly journals Management Increasing competitiveness of local beef for the forest fringe communities

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 40-43
Author(s):  
Toni Herlambang ◽  
◽  
Teguh Hari Santosa ◽  
Nurul Qomariah ◽  
Oktarina Oktarina
Keyword(s):  
Fringe Communities ◽  
Forest Fringe

scholarly journals Factors Influencing the Adoption of Agricultural Practices in Ghana’s Forest-Fringe Communities

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 266
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Opoku Acheampong ◽  
Jeffrey Sayer ◽  
Colin J. Macgregor ◽  
Sean Sloan
Keyword(s):  
Crop Yields ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Animal Manure ◽  
Extension Services ◽  
Income Source ◽  
Forest Reserves ◽  
Land Sparing ◽  
Pests And Diseases ◽  
Fringe Communities ◽  
Forest Fringe

Two-thirds of rural Ghanaians are farmers, and farming is almost the only income source for Ghana’s forest-fringe communities. Some farmers adopt some agricultural practices to augment their operations while others do not. We examined the factors that influence farmers’ adoption and intensity of adoption of agricultural practices, namely, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, improved seeds, animal manure, and crop rotation. We surveyed the agricultural systems and livelihoods of 291 smallholder households in forest-fringe communities and developed a multivariate model (canonical correlation analysis) to test the degree to which social, economic, and institutional factors correlate with adoption and intensity of adoption of the above practices. We found that 35.4% of the farmers do not adopt any of the practices because they perceive them to be expensive, not useful, and difficult to adopt. The rest (64.6%) adopt at least one of the practices to control weeds, pests and diseases, and consequently increase crop yields. Our results indicate that farmers that perceive the aforementioned practices to be more beneficial, cultivate multiple plots, and have access to extension services adopt more of the practices. Farmer age and distance to source of inputs negatively correlate with adoption and intensity of adoption of agricultural practices. Almost two-thirds each of adopters and non-adopters do not have access to agricultural extension services and this could pose threats to the sustainability of the forest reserves within and around which the farmers cultivate. Educating farmers on agricultural practices that are forest-friendly is critical in the forest-fringe communities of Ghana. The correct application of practices could double outputs and minimize threats to forests and biodiversity through land-sparing.

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