The economic contribution of forest resource use to rural livelihoods in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

By Bedru Babulo, Bart Muys, Fredu Nega, E. Tollens, J. Nyssen, Jozef Deckers, E. Mathijs. 2009

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Non-wood forest products in Europe – A quantitative overview (2020, background): “In the global context, especially for low-income households, NWFPs can represent 10–60% of household income (Asfaw et al., 2013; Babulo et al., 2009; Qureshi and Kumar, 1998), an important subsistence source (Belcher et al., 2005, Kar and Jacobson, 2012, Mahapatra et al., 2005., Heubach et al.,…”
From Subsistence to Safety Nets and Cash Income: Exploring the Diverse Values of Non-timber Forest Products for Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation (2011, background): “In many regions, the largest proportion of this value can be attributed to fuelwood consumption, followed by wild foods and construction materials and medicines (Vedeld et al. 2004; Paumgarten and Shackleton 2009; Babulo et al. 2009).”
Quantifying rural livelihood strategies in developing countries using an activity choice approach (2013, background): “Babulo et al. (2009), for example, identify a large group of poor households (58”
Contribution of Mangrove Forest to the Livelihood of Local Communities in Ayeyarwaddy Region, Myanmar (2019, background): “In Ethiopia, the relative income from the forest was negatively correlated with cropland [34].”