Contribution of non-timber forest products to livelihoods of communities in southeast Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examines the value of non-timber forest products (NTFP) and their determinants in communities in the vicinity of the Okwangwo Division of the Cross River National Park, Nigeria. The data for this study were generated from personal interviews conducted in three villages located near the buffer area of the national park. The study showed that income from NTFP was almost 13% of the total annual income of the respondents. Income from NTFP was influenced by factors such as income from non-traditional employment, the distance of respondents' residences to the park, income from farming and age. The results suggest that a shift from primarily subsistence to a more of cash economy may lead to unsustainable exploitation of NTFP.

Keywords

sustainable exploitation; non-timber forest products; environment; Nigeria

Published in

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology
2010, volume: 17, number: 3, pages: 231-235
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC

SLU Authors

• Ezebilo, Eugene Ejike

  • Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Mattsson, Leif

  • Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Global goals (SDG)

SDG8 Decent work and economic growth

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use
Forest Science
Landscape Architecture

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13504501003749992

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/59797