Non-Timber Forest Products benefits for community groups and conservation motivation in mountains of Tanzania
The linkage between forest resources and the livelihood provision for local people is widely acknowledged. In West Usambara mountains, communities living around the forest fringes benefit with ecosystems services from the forest, albeit with different benefits flow between households. This study aim...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2023-06-01
|
| Series: | Environmental and Sustainability Indicators |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972723000156 |
| _version_ | 1797905326990688256 |
|---|---|
| author | Hussein Luswaga |
| author_facet | Hussein Luswaga |
| author_sort | Hussein Luswaga |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The linkage between forest resources and the livelihood provision for local people is widely acknowledged. In West Usambara mountains, communities living around the forest fringes benefit with ecosystems services from the forest, albeit with different benefits flow between households. This study aimed to assess and compare benefits flow of community groups based on Non-Timber Forest Products in West Usambara and the motivation of community groups on forest management. Based on income, poverty and management motivation indicators, the study identified the variation of NTFPs income flow between genders and age groups, as well as the influence of NTFPs on poverty dynamics of genders and age groups. The location in terms of institutional regime, trust, training frequency and livestock ownership have shown to influence forest management motivation. The findings give insight of nexus between genders and age groups on forest utilization and management based on variation of participatory regimes offering clarity on possible interventions to ensure equitable benefits flow and better forest management. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-10T10:03:40Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-68402d488a584dc9ae8e91ae69951794 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2665-9727 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-10T10:03:40Z |
| publishDate | 2023-06-01 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Environmental and Sustainability Indicators |
| spelling | doaj.art-68402d488a584dc9ae8e91ae699517942023-02-16T04:18:49ZengElsevierEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators2665-97272023-06-0118100238Non-Timber Forest Products benefits for community groups and conservation motivation in mountains of TanzaniaHussein Luswaga0Department of Biology, University of Dodoma, P.O. Box 338, Dodoma, TanzaniaThe linkage between forest resources and the livelihood provision for local people is widely acknowledged. In West Usambara mountains, communities living around the forest fringes benefit with ecosystems services from the forest, albeit with different benefits flow between households. This study aimed to assess and compare benefits flow of community groups based on Non-Timber Forest Products in West Usambara and the motivation of community groups on forest management. Based on income, poverty and management motivation indicators, the study identified the variation of NTFPs income flow between genders and age groups, as well as the influence of NTFPs on poverty dynamics of genders and age groups. The location in terms of institutional regime, trust, training frequency and livestock ownership have shown to influence forest management motivation. The findings give insight of nexus between genders and age groups on forest utilization and management based on variation of participatory regimes offering clarity on possible interventions to ensure equitable benefits flow and better forest management.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972723000156GenderAge groupsUsambaraPovertyLivelihoodsNTFPs |
| spellingShingle | Hussein Luswaga Non-Timber Forest Products benefits for community groups and conservation motivation in mountains of Tanzania Environmental and Sustainability Indicators Gender Age groups Usambara Poverty Livelihoods NTFPs |
| title | Non-Timber Forest Products benefits for community groups and conservation motivation in mountains of Tanzania |
| title_full | Non-Timber Forest Products benefits for community groups and conservation motivation in mountains of Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Non-Timber Forest Products benefits for community groups and conservation motivation in mountains of Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-Timber Forest Products benefits for community groups and conservation motivation in mountains of Tanzania |
| title_short | Non-Timber Forest Products benefits for community groups and conservation motivation in mountains of Tanzania |
| title_sort | non timber forest products benefits for community groups and conservation motivation in mountains of tanzania |
| topic | Gender Age groups Usambara Poverty Livelihoods NTFPs |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972723000156 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT husseinluswaga nontimberforestproductsbenefitsforcommunitygroupsandconservationmotivationinmountainsoftanzania |