THE SCOPE FOR IMPROVING RURAL LIVELIHOODS THROUGH NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS: AN EVOLVING RESEARCH AGENDA

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Who are forest-dependent people? A taxo nomy to aid livelihood and land use decision-making in forested regions (2016, background): “Hunting for bushmeat is a primary source of protein for many people (e.g. 220–380,000 t of bushmeat are extracted from Ghana’s forests annually; (Gyimah and Dadebo, 2010)), while fishing from rivers in forest landscapes is the staple form of protein for many more (Ros-Tonen and Wiersum, 2005).”
Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: A reality check (2007, unknown): “Development interventions need to consider this fact and not focus on any one product, but instead consider an NTFP in the context of the overall household economy (Ruiz-Pérez et al., 2004a; Ros-Tonen and Wiersum, 2005; Marshall et al., 2006).”
Links between the Local Trade in Natural Products, Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation in a Semi-arid Region of South Africa (2008, background): “A key area of debate is whether the trade in natural products can assist in improving livelihoods and income, or alternatively, whether it offers limited options serving only as a last resort, possibly contributing to persistent poverty ([Belcher, 2005], [Ros-Tonen and Wiersum, 2005] and”