The role of forest ecosystems for carbon sequestration and poverty alleviation in Ethiopia

A Cherinet, T Lemi - International Journal of Forestry Research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of the review was to examine and document the contributions of forests in
Ethiopia to both climate change mitigation and poverty alleviation. A comprehensive …

Economic contribution to local livelihoods and households dependency on dry land forest products in Hammer District, Southeastern Ethiopia

D Fikir, W Tadesse, A Gure - International Journal of Forestry …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The study was conducted in Hammer district, Southern Ethiopia, to provide empirical
evidence on economic contribution to local livelihoods and households dependency on dry …

Effects of wildlife resources on community welfare in Southern Africa

H Ntuli, E Muchapondwa - Ecological Economics, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper demonstrates the importance of wildlife in the portfolio of environmental income
in the livelihoods of poor rural communities living adjacent to a national park. The results …

Measuring the role of forest income in mitigating poverty and inequality: evidence from south-eastern Nigeria

WM Fonta, ET Ayuk - Forests, Trees and Livelihoods, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Income derived from forest extraction occupies a significant proportion of total household
income for many forest communities in sub-Saharan African. However, there is a dearth of …

Assessing the economic contribution of forest use to rural livelihoods in the Rubi-Tele hunting domain, DR Congo

RK Mendako, G Tian, S Ullah, HL Sagali, DD Kipute - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Forest utilization makes a significant economic contribution to the livelihoods of rural
households, especially those living in developing countries. This study was conducted to …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of forest resources dependency for local livelihood around protected areas: a case study in Popa Mountain Park, Central Myanmar

TT Htun, Y Wen, AC Ko Ko - International Journal of Sciences, 2017 - academia.edu
About: Forest resources play a crucial role for many livelihoods in the rural areas in
Myanmar. Households in rural area of Myanmar, especially destitute households, depend …

Household dependency on buffer zone community forest and its implication for management of Chitwan National Park, Nepal

D Bhandari, Z Jianhua - International Journal of Sciences, 2017 - ideas.repec.org
Conservation of biodiversity in Protected Areas will be more challenging if local communities
are heavily dependent on them for various forest products and subsistence needs. Thus this …

[HTML][HTML] The linkage between forests and household food security: Empirical evidence from Shinyanga Region, Tanzania

MS Ntiyakunze, J Stage - Trees, Forests and People, 2024 - Elsevier
Many rural forest dependents are still poor and exposed to food insecurity. Hence, this paper
aims to study the linkage between forests and household food security by analysing factors …

[HTML][HTML] Forest dependence in Tanzania: Analysis of the determinants of perceived forest dependence

MS Ntiyakunze, J Stage - Trees, Forests and People, 2022 - Elsevier
Great hopes have been placed on devolution policies as a means of attaining sustainable
forest management in developing countries. However, heavy dependence on forests by …

The contribution of tree plantations to household welfare: case study of Piet Retief and Iswepe communities

C Ofoegbu - International Forestry Review, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
This paper examines the contribution of industrial tree plantations to the welfare of rural
households in villages located in Iswepe and Piet Retief communities of Mkhondo local …