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Forest Products, Livelihoods and Conservation: Case Studies of Non-Timber Forest Product Systems
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) feature prominently in discussions of rural development and forest conservation. In the search for ways to promote development, the idea that forests can produce a flow of valuable products without being subject to the destructive harvesting often associated with industrial forestry has proven attractive to environmental non-governmental organizations, donors and development agencies. Many NTFP are goods that fall out of use as incomes rise, or that can no longer compete when more efficiency produced alternatives become available in their markets. Others, in contrast, face expanding markets and generate attractive returns. Consequently greater exposure to market forces may disrupt or even overwhelm some NTFP trades, while offering new or expanded opportunities for others. It is therefore important to understand more precisely the factors that shape such possibilities and threats, in order to be able to identify what types of intervention might encourage the one, or help avert or alleviate the other.
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