Rural People's Reliance on Forests and the Non-Forest Environment in West Africa: Evidence from Ghana and Burkina Faso

被引:67
作者
Pouliot, Marieve [1 ]
Treue, Thorsten [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Copenhagen, DK-1168 Copenhagen, Denmark
关键词
West Africa; Burkina Faso; Ghana; rural poverty; environment; forests; LAND-COVER CHANGE; VITELLARIA-PARADOXA; NATURAL INSURANCE; COPING STRATEGIES; PARKIA-BIGLOBOSA; HEALTH-CARE; CONSERVATION; DEPENDENCE; RESOURCES; PRODUCTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.09.010
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
Based on data from 1014 households in Ghana and Burkina Faso, we demonstrate that non-forest environmental products play a crucial role in rural livelihoods, especially for women and the poorest. Forest incomes are generally small but richer households and especially men from these derive comparatively higher value from forests than other groups do. Environmental income also represents a safety net for households facing crises due to illness or death of a productive household member, but apparently not when cropping fails. We attribute rural people's high reliance on non-forest vs. forest products to the two countries restrictive and inequitable forest policies. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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