Contribution of non-timber forest products to livelihoods of communities in southeast Nigeria |
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Authors: | Eugene E Ezebilo Leif Mattsson |
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Institution: | 1. Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences , Box 49, 230 53, Alnarp, Sweden eugene.ezebilo@ess.slu.se;3. Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences , Box 49, 230 53, Alnarp, Sweden |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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Keywords: | sustainable exploitation non-timber forest products environment Nigeria |
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