Examining the impact of forest protection status on firewood sufficiency in rural Africa

J E Latham; S M Sallu; R Loveridge; Andrew R Marshall

doi:10.1017/S0376892917000066

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Examining the impact of forest protection status on firewood sufficiency in rural Africa

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Examining the impact of forest protection status on firewood sufficiency in rural Africa

J E Latham, S M Sallu, R Loveridge and Andrew R Marshall

Environmental Conservation, Vol.44(3), pp.221-233

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892917000066

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Abstract

participatory forest management (PFM)

nontimber forest products (NTFPs)

landscape approach

payments for ecosystem services (PES)

REDD+

wellbeing

Millions of people living in poverty depend on non-timber forest products (NTFPs), yet forest protection causes displacement, replacement or reduction of NTFP extraction activities, with implications for human welfare. Here, we assess the impact of forest protection on a novel measure of wellbeing that incorporates both objective and subjective components of people's lives. In five villages near forests with mixed protection status in Tanzania, household perceived need for firewood is compared with actual consumption in order to provide a simple metric of firewood sufficiency. Firewood sufficiency varied with forest protection status, with non-compliance inferred by household ability to meet firewood needs despite forest access restrictions. Fuel-efficient stove ownership improved the perceived ability to meet firewood needs; however, actual consumption remained unchanged. Firewood sufficiency was significantly lower for those sourcing firewood outside forests, and increased household awareness of the management authority significantly reduced firewood consumption. In a forest landscape of mixed protection status, pressure will likely be displaced to the forest with the least active management authority, affecting their efficiency as non-extractive reserves. Our findings reinforce the need for a landscape approach to forest management planning that accounts for local needs, to avoid leakage to other less well-protected forests and detriment to household welfare. Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 2017

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Title: Examining the impact of forest protection status on firewood sufficiency in rural Africa
Authors: J E Latham (Author) - University of York, United Kingdom
S M Sallu (Author) - University of Leeds, United Kingdom
R Loveridge (Author) - University of York, United Kingdom
Andrew R Marshall (Author) - University of York, United Kingdom
Publication details: Environmental Conservation, Vol.44(3), pp.221-233
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892917000066
ISSN: 0376-8929
Copyright note: Copyright © 2017 The Authors. The accepted manuscript is reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. The definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0376892917000066
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450415302621
Output Type: Journal article

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