Increasing forest utilization within Bhutan's forest conservation framework: The economic benefits of charcoal production

2016 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 99-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arndt Feuerbacher ◽  
Matthias Siebold ◽  
Ashit Chhetri ◽  
Christian Lippert ◽  
Klas Sander
Keyword(s):  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Charcoal Production ◽  
Forest Utilization

scholarly journals The Involvement of Local Community in Mangrove Forest Conservation in West Kalimantan

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 291
Author(s):  
Emi Roslinda ◽  
Lilis Listiyawati ◽  
Ayyub Ayyub ◽  
Farih Al Fikri
Keyword(s):  
Mangrove Forest ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Level Of Involvement ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Ecological Benefit ◽  
Mangrove Conservation

Mangrove forest conservation on the coast of West Kalimantanhas been successfully carried out and saved the environment from coastal abrasion (ecological benefit) and provided economic benefits for the community. This study aims to describe the role of the community in mangrove conservation activities in the coastal areas of West Kalimantan. Survey methods were used in this research. The data was collected through interviews based on questionnaires and in-depth interviews. Data processing was conducted by calculating the percentage and then analyzed by tabulation. Mangrove conservation activities are based on community experiences in saving the environment, boosting economic activities, and obtaining benefits from conservation results. The involvement of the local community uses the bottom-up approach, starting from planning activities, implementation, utilization, and evaluation. In general, the local community’s level of involvement is still at the information and consultation stage. The involvement of the local community as an individual varies greatly, from those who are only involved as part of formality to the level of being actively involved, having decision-making authority, and being able to negotiate and deal directly with capital sources. It occurs due to the varying capacity of each individual. Keywords: forest conservation, local community, mangrove

scholarly journals Mangroves Fueling Livelihoods: A Socio-Economic Stakeholder Analysis of the Charcoal and Pole Production Systems in the World’s Longest Managed Mangrove Forest

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Behara Satyanarayana ◽  
Melissa R. Quispe-Zuniga ◽  
Jean Hugé ◽  
Ibrahim Sulong ◽  
Husain Mohd-Lokman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mangrove Forest ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Stakeholder Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Charcoal Production ◽  
Forest Reserve ◽  
Management Plans

The declining mangrove cover worldwide highlights the necessity of understanding the linkages between ecological and socio-economic dimensions of mangrove management. This study analyses the socio-economic aspects of the pole and charcoal production systems at Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve (MMFR), known as the world’s longest managed mangrove forest, in Malaysia. We performed a socio-economic survey to identify the roles and relationships among stakeholders in the pole/charcoal production system and quantified the cash-flows in monetary value. Altogether, 160 interviews were conducted with contractors, forest officials, workers, middle-men, and consumers. The contractors are functioning as a “hub” from production to commercialization and receive major economic benefits. The commercialization of most charcoal (>80%) aims to its exportation to Japan while the commercialization of poles is local. Although the workers’ income was less than the minimum wage, they still prefer charcoal production jobs because of the availability and geographic proximity of these jobs. Our research suggests a standard salary and health insurance schemes for the workers to reduce social inequality/poverty and improve their well-being. Considering that mangroves occur in over 120 countries, our methodology can be used as a reference to unveil the socio-economic situation of mangrove-dependent communities as well as to map the economic cash-flow of the local activities that form the basis for long-term sustainable mangrove management plans.

Local and global benefits of subsidizing tropical forest conservation

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Economic Modelling ◽  
Tropical Forest Conservation ◽  
Financial Benefits

The article describes and quantifies the financial benefits of small-scale community forestry, conducted on an ecologically sustainable basis—‘eco-forestry’, by customary landowners in Papua New Guinea. Through economic modelling the article also attempts to quantify the global benefits generated. Eco-forestry is subsidized by donors directly and through NGOs in its setting up and certification. Financial modelling suggests that, with a subsidy, eco-forestry is capable of generating a return to landowners that is comparable to industrial logging. While the return to logging followed by conversion to agriculture is much more attractive than eco-forestry, agriculture is an option available only in some locations. Economic modelling finds that the external economic benefits emanating from tropical forest conservation that replaces logging in Papua New Guinea are far greater in scale than the financial benefits to landowners. However, the lack of reliable data on the environmental benefits of forest conservation means that economic analysis is somewhat inconclusive. The need for further research to quantify environmental benefits is thus highlighted. The subsidization of forest conservation directly, instead of indirectly through small-scale forestry, is investigated and found to generate a similar level of economic benefits to eco-forestry. However, the cost of direct subsidization is greater. Moreover, mechanisms for direct subsidy are undeveloped in Papua New Guinea. Donors may prefer to continue to subsidize small-scale forestry where it replaces logging because of its apparent conservation and side benefits and because it is operational, while at the same time exploring and extending cost-effective models of direct conservation that have the advantage over eco-forestry of being applicable in more remote areas. Compared with industrial logging, eco-forestry contributes little to consolidated revenue. Therefore it is to be expected that eco-forestry will meet government resistance if it makes significant inroads into the allocation of logging concessions.

scholarly journals Conservation Activities of Women in Nyangores Forest Station, Mau Conservancy, Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-39
Author(s):  
Jared Bitange ◽  
Peter Sirmah ◽  
Thomas Matonyei
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Timber Harvesting ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Community Forest Management ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Tree Seedling ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
Women's Role

Community-based forest management has increasingly gained popularity in many parts of developing countries. Although the roles of women in forest conservation, management and sustainable utilisation, as well as livelihood improvement, are of paramount importance, it is still scarce and unaddressed in new forest management approaches. Structured questionnaires were administered to 248 Nyangores community forest association members to capture the forest conservation activities of women, determine their role in community forest management and evaluate their socio-economic benefits. Results indicate tree seedling propagation (87.1%), monitoring and evaluation (M&E) (85.1%), and protection of regenerates (84.7%) as the major forest conservation activities. Minor roles included timber harvesting (22.9%), enrichment planting, silvicultural operations (12.9%), and firefighting (8.5%). Accrued socio-economic benefits as a result of women’s role in forest management and conservation were freshwater (95.6%) and firewood (94.8%). These results suggest the incorporation of both genders as a pre-requisite for the success of community forest conservation programs in Mau Conservancy, Kenya.

scholarly journals Investigation of charcoal production in Makurdi and Guma local government areas of Benue state, Nigeria.

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ekhuemelo ◽  
Emmanuel Terzungwue Tembe ◽  
M Abah
Keyword(s):  
Wood Species ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Charcoal Production ◽  
Alternative Source ◽  
Prosopis Africana ◽  
Alternative Means

Economic adversity, scarcity, joblessness and upsurge in the price of oil have dictated the need for people to find alternative means of making a living in respect of domestic cooking energy in Nigeria. Therefore, this work examined charcoal production in both Makurdi and Guma LGAs of Benue state to ascertain its impact, contributions to rural livelihood and efforts in replanting trees felled for charcoal production. Villages involved in charcoal production were identified using snowball sampling techniques. A Multi-stage Sampling Technique was employed to select respondents for data collection as personal interview and semi-structured questionnaire were used. Twelve villages were selected purposively from four Council Wards out of eleven in Makurdi LGA, while six villages were selected from two Council Wards out of ten were ten in Guma LGA. Three charcoal producers and marketers were selected in each village for administration of questionnaire. Results revealed that males (85.4%, 83.7%) were higher than females (14.6%, 16.3%) in Makurdi and Guma LGAs, respectively. Youths between ages of 21-30 years (27.1% and 32.6%) in Makudri and Guma with highest level of secondary education were foremost in the business. Prosopis africana was the most preferred tree species for charcoal production in the area. Despite fewer number of Council Wards chosen in Guma LGA, yet, respondents felled as much as 132 trees per week for charcoal production against 109 trees felled in Makurdi LGA which sum up to 241 trees felled per week. The results also reveal that on weekly bases, 22 charcoal producers in Makurdi earned N25,000, while 18 in Guma LGA earned between N11, 000 - N15, 000 from charcoal business. The result further revealed that, respondents met family needs as feeding, paying school fees and purchase of motorcycle. The major health hazard encountered by respondents in Makurdi and Guma LGAs was fire burn (50% and 25%), respectively. Efforts in replanting trees in the study area was minimal through plantation forestry and agroforestry. In conclusion, charcoal production was observed to improve socio economic benefits to people. However, alternative source of livelihood should be provided for the people to mitigate the adverse effect of deforestation.Key words: Charcoal, deforestation, livelihood, Prosopis africana, wood species, Key words: Charcoal, deforestation, livelihood, Prosopis africana, wood species,

Economic benefits of forest conservation: assessing the potential rents from Brazil nut concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru, to channel REDD+ investments

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
FELIPE NUNES ◽  
BRITALDO SOARES-FILHO ◽  
RENZO GIUDICE ◽  
HERMANN RODRIGUES ◽  
MARIA BOWMAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Annual Production ◽  
Spatially Explicit ◽  
Brazil Nut ◽  
Madre De Dios ◽  
Nut Production

SUMMARYBrazil nut collection is key to reconciling sustainable economic development with forest conservation in the Amazon. Whether the activity is profitable, however, remains uncertain due to the paucity of information on spatial distribution and productivity of trees as well as the costs of collection and processing. To fill this gap, this study developed and used a spatially-explicit rent model of Brazil nut production to assess yields and potential profits (rents) from the Brazil nut concessions in Madre de Dios (Peru), under three scenarios of processing and management (unshelled, shelled and shelled-certified nuts). Potential annual production in the region was estimated to be 14.1 ± 2.4 thousand tonnes of unshelled nuts; at 2008 regional sale prices this corresponded to profits of between US$ 3.1 ± 0.5 ha−1 yr−1 for unshelled nuts to US$ 8.4 ± 1.4 ha−1 yr−1 for shelled-certified nuts. Investment of c. US$ 14−17 ha−1 is required to develop certified production in Madre de Dios concessions; this would approximately triple rents in these areas. Such investment could be channelled through REDD+ projects; sustainable management of Brazil nut concessions may contribute to a 42–43% reduction in deforestation in Madre de Dios by 2050.

scholarly journals Tourism: Boon for Forest Conservation, Livelihood, and Community Development in Ghandruk VDC, Western Nepal

1970 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 35-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yagya Prasad Adhikari ◽  
Anton Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Energy Technologies

This study investigates the socio-economic impact of tourism in two wards of Ghandruk VDC, western Nepal. The analyses are based on (i) primary data collected through household surveys using a random sample of 46 respondents and (ii) published and un-published secondary data, office records, informal and formal interviews and direct observation were the other sources of information. The results show that in Ghandruk both forest and tourism contribute to increase livelihood and sustainable development of the region. This is due to the good management practices of Ann apurna Conservation Area project and other local organizations. The community forest income is more important for the poor people and has a strong equalizing effect on local income distribution. Further more, alternative energy technologies should be promoted in future conservation programs. Sustainable tourism is able to enhance nature conservation by opening up new opportunities. The study suggests that there is a trade-off between economic benefits and environmental and social-cultural costs, which requires a good balance to implement the concept of ecotourism, which boons for forest conservation, livelihood, and community development.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/init.v4i0.5535The Initiation Vol.4 2011 35-45

scholarly journals Valuing the Ecosystem Services of Florida’s Forest Conservation Programs: The Economic Benefits of Protecting Water Quality

EDIS ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa M. Kreye ◽  
Francisco J. Escobedo ◽  
Damian C. Adams ◽  
Taylor Stein ◽  
Tatiana Borisova
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Forest Resources ◽  
Benefit Transfer ◽  
Conservation Programs ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
Water Quality Protection

How much are Floridians willing to pay for water quality protection programs that include forest conservation? This 9-page fact sheet reports the results of a study to answer this question, using a benefit transfer approach. Written by Melissa M. Kreye, Francisco J. Escobedo, Damian C. Adams, Taylor Stein, and Tatiana Borisova, and published by the UF Department of School of Forest Resources and Conservation, April 2013. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr377

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