Socio-economic predictors of dependence on Non-timber forest products: lessons from Mabira Central Forest Reserve Communities

Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plant species used by communities around Mabira Central Forest Reserve, Uganda

BACKGROUND An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants was carried out in 14 villages adjacent to Mabira Central Forest Reserve (CFR) in Central Uganda between August 2013 and March 2014. METHODS Information was obtained through interviews using semi- structured questionnaires. Field excursions with traditional healers and herbal medicine collectors were carried out. Descriptive statistics we...

Non-timber Forest Products Inventory Perspectives from the United States

Increasing interest in non-timber forest products (NTFPs) has led to their greaterrecognition in sustainable forest management planning. This is evident in local resourcemanagement plans for the Robson Valley in east-central British Columbia, where publicinput shows strong support for the sustainable development of NTFP harvesting.However, information needed to develop sustainab...

The ecological implications of harvesting non-timber forest products

1. The harvest of wild non-timber forest products (NTFP) represents an important source of income to millions of people world-wide. Despite growing concern over the conservation of these species, as well as their potential to foster forest conservation, information on the ecological implications of harvest is available only in disparate case studies. 2. Seventy studies that quantify the ecologi...

Utilization of Non-Timber Forest Products: Issues and Strategies for Environmental Conservation & Economic Development

Diversity in Forest Management: Non- Timber Forest Products and Bush Meat

This paper provides an overview of the complexity, practical and policy challenges that need to be faced in dealing with sustainable management of forests for non-timber forest products (NTFP). Conservation biologists, resource managers and policy makers are all faced by the high diversity of species used, the lack of knowledge about the biology of many harvested species, and the varying tenure...