Role of non-timber forest products in sustaining forest-based livelihoods and rural households' resilience capacity in and around protected area: a Bangladesh study

Sharif A Mukul; A Z M Manzoor Rashid; M B Uddin; N A Khan

doi:10.1080/09640568.2015.1035774

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Role of non-timber forest products in sustaining forest-based livelihoods and rural households' resilience capacity in and around protected area: a Bangladesh study

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Role of non-timber forest products in sustaining forest-based livelihoods and rural households' resilience capacity in and around protected area: a Bangladesh study

Sharif A Mukul, A Z M Manzoor Rashid, M B Uddin and N A Khan

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol.59(4), pp.628-642

2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2015.1035774

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Bangladesh

NTFPs

national park

resilience

rural livelihood

People in the developing world derive a significant part of their livelihoods from various forest products, particularly non-timber forest products (NTFPs). This article attempts to explore the contribution of NTFPs in sustaining forest-based rural livelihood in and around a protected area (PA) of Bangladesh, and their potential role in enhancing households' resilience capacity. Based on empirical investigation, our study revealed that local communities gather a substantial amount of NTFPs from national park despite the official restrictions. Twenty seven percent households (HHs) of the area received at least some cash benefit from the collection, processing and selling of NTFPs, and NTFPs contribute to HHs' primary, supplementary and emergency sources of income. NTFPs also constituted an estimated 19% of HHs' net annual income, and were the primary occupation for about 18% of the HHs. HHs' dependency on nearby forests for various NTFPs varied vis-Ã -vis their socio-economic condition, as well as with their location from the park. Based on our case study, the article also offers some clues for improving the situation in PA. © 2015 University of Newcastle upon Tyne

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Title: Role of non-timber forest products in sustaining forest-based livelihoods and rural households' resilience capacity in and around protected area: a Bangladesh study
Authors: Sharif A Mukul (Author) - University of Queensland
A Z M Manzoor Rashid (Author) - Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
M B Uddin (Author) - Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
N A Khan (Author) - University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Publication details: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol.59(4), pp.628-642
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2016
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1035774
ISSN: 0964-0568
Copyright note: Copyright © 2016 The Authors. This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09640568.2015.1035774
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449495002621
Output Type: Journal article

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