Contribution of non-timber forest products to livelihoods of communities in southeast Nigeria

Sammanfattning

This paper examines the value of non-timber forest products (NTFP) and their determinants in communities in the vicinity of the Okwangwo Division of the Cross River National Park, Nigeria. The data for this study were generated from personal interviews conducted in three villages located near the buffer area of the national park. The study showed that income from NTFP was almost 13% of the total annual income of the respondents. Income from NTFP was influenced by factors such as income from non-traditional employment, the distance of respondents' residences to the park, income from farming and age. The results suggest that a shift from primarily subsistence to a more of cash economy may lead to unsustainable exploitation of NTFP.

Nyckelord

sustainable exploitation; non-timber forest products; environment; Nigeria

Publicerad i

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology
2010, volym: 17, nummer: 3, sidor: 231-235
Utgivare: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC

SLU författare

• Ezebilo, Eugene Ejike

  • Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Mattsson, Leif

  • Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Globala målen (SDG)

SDG8 Anständiga arbetsvillkor och ekonomisk tillväxt

UKÄ forskningsämne

Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap
Skogsvetenskap
Landskapsarkitektur

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13504501003749992

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/59797