Socioeconomic factors influencing the gathering of major non-timber forest products around Nki and boumba-bek national parks, southeastern Cameroon

IF 4 2区 农林科学 Q1 ECONOMICS
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Natural resources are inextricably linked to development processes and socio-economic growth of populations. In sub-Saharan Africa, forest resources are essential to the economic performance of the local communities, many of whom still live-in rural areas. Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have the potential to contribute to conservation efforts by reducing pressure on forests. However, despite the extension of the market system to others regions, low appreciation of the socio-economic potential by local people makes NTFPs unattractive as a main source of income. The aim of this study was to identify the main socio-economic factors justifying main NTFP gathering in the vicinity of the Boumba Bek and Nki National Parks, Southeast Cameroon. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 50 households in 14 villages inhabited by Baka and Bantu. The socio-economic determinants gathering of five main NTFPs, namely Ricinodendron heudelotii, Irvingia gabonensis, Aframomum melegueta, Afrostyrax lepidophyllus and Monodora myristica, were assessed using univariate statistics and logistic regression analysis. For both ethnic groups, NTFPs are harvested for their income-generating potential and availability. Baka gather more NTFPs than the Bantu, but sell their products at a lower price. Bantu, even when producing small quantities, sell their products at high prices. Disparity in production and income between these two ethnic groups reflects their contrasting lifestyles, despite living in the same environment. Income from NTFP gathering is the cosmopolitan variable that explains the quantities collected. In addition, the collectors' age, ethnicity and whether or not they have received training in NTFP collection are also determining variables that explain NTFPs quantities collected. This research shows that species such as I. gabonensis and R. heudelotii should be promoted because of their high economic potential. There is also an urgent need to build the capacity of local populations in NTFP gathering practices and domestication.

影响在喀麦隆东南部恩基和布姆巴贝克国家公园周围采集主要非木材森林产品的社会经济因素
自然资源与发展进程和人口的社会经济增长密不可分。在撒哈拉以南非洲,森林资源对当地社区的经济表现至关重要,其中许多人仍然生活在农村地区。非木材森林产品(NTFPs)有可能通过减少对森林的压力来促进保护工作。然而,尽管市场体系已扩展到其他地区,但当地人对其社会经济潜力的认识不足,使得非木材森林产品作为主要收入来源缺乏吸引力。本研究旨在确定喀麦隆东南部布姆巴贝克国家公园和恩基国家公园附近主要采集非物质文化遗产的主要社会经济因素。研究人员对巴卡人和班图人居住的 14 个村庄的 50 户家庭进行了半结构式访谈。使用单变量统计和逻辑回归分析评估了五种主要非物质森林材料(即和)的社会经济决定因素。对这两个族群而言,采集 NTFPs 都是为了获取其创收潜力和可用性。巴卡人比班图人采集更多的 NTFPs,但他们的产品售价较低。班图人即使产量小,售价也高。这两个民族在生产和收入方面的差距反映了他们生活方式的差异,尽管他们生活在相同的环境中。采集非物质文化遗产的收入是解释采集数量的世界性变量。此外,采集者的年龄、种族和是否接受过采集培训也是影响采集量的决定性变量。这项研究表明,和等物种具有很高的经济潜力,因此应加以推广。此外,还迫切需要提高当地居民采集和驯化 NTFP 的能力。
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Forest Policy and Economics
Forest Policy and Economics 农林科学-林学
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9.00
自引率
7.50%
发文量
148
审稿时长
21.9 weeks
期刊介绍: Forest Policy and Economics is a leading scientific journal that publishes peer-reviewed policy and economics research relating to forests, forested landscapes, forest-related industries, and other forest-relevant land uses. It also welcomes contributions from other social sciences and humanities perspectives that make clear theoretical, conceptual and methodological contributions to the existing state-of-the-art literature on forests and related land use systems. These disciplines include, but are not limited to, sociology, anthropology, human geography, history, jurisprudence, planning, development studies, and psychology research on forests. Forest Policy and Economics is global in scope and publishes multiple article types of high scientific standard. Acceptance for publication is subject to a double-blind peer-review process.
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