Effects of logging on non-timber forest product extraction in the Brazilian Amazon: Community perceptions of change

M. C. Menton

doi:10.1505/IFOR.5.2.97.17419

Effects of logging on non-timber forest product extraction in the Brazilian Amazon: Community perceptions of change

M. C. Menton^*

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Abstract

Community perceptions are used to assess the effects of logging on non-timber forest product (NTFP) extraction in a case study community in the Tapaj́os-Arapiuns Extractive Reserve, Pará, Brazil. Rapid rural appraisal (RRA) is used to explore changes in community harvests of and access to, the most important NTFPs. Community estimates showed a decline in fruit and nut harvests after conventional logging (CL) (with a forest-gate value reduction of 86%). According to community estimates, hunting rates declined 62% after CL. Changes in abundance and accessibility of NTFP resources were seen as the key factors affecting harvest rates. Overall, the community held a negative impression of the effects of commercial logging on both NTFP extraction and community life in general.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	97-105
Number of pages	9
Journal	International Forestry Review
Volume	5
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1505/IFOR.5.2.97.17419
Publication status	Published - Jun 2003

Keywords

Amazonia
Logging
Non-timber forest products
Participatory research
Rural livelihoods

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Forestry
Geography, Planning and Development
Ecology

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