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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | 97-105 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Forestry Review |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2003 |
Keywords
- Amazonia
- Logging
- Non-timber forest products
- Participatory research
- Rural livelihoods
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Forestry
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Ecology