Are forest incomes sustainable? Firewood and timber extraction and productivity in community managed forests in Nepal

Henrik Meilby; Carsten Smith-Hall; Anja Byg; Helle Overgaard Larsen; Øystein Juul Nielsen; Lila Puri; Santosh Rayamajhi

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.03.011

Are forest incomes sustainable? Firewood and timber extraction and productivity in community managed forests in Nepal

Henrik Meilby, Carsten Smith-Hall, Anja Byg, Helle Overgaard Larsen, Øystein Juul Nielsen, Lila Puri, Santosh Rayamajhi

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Abstract

Lack of combined forest productivity and income studies means there is scant evidence for the sustainability of rural household-level forest incomes in developing countries. This study examines levels and patterns of forest increment, wood product extraction, and household-level incomes in three community managed forests in Nepal, using data from 240 permanent sample plots and a structured household survey conducted in 2006 and 2009 (n = 507 and 558, respectively). We find that analyses of sustainability need to recognize the complexity of forest stand utilization, and that there is considerable scope, by altering how existing local forest management rules are implemented, for increasing rural household forest incomes while keeping harvesting levels sustainable.

Original language	English
Journal	World Development
Volume	64
Issue number	Supplement 1
Pages (from-to)	s113-s124
Number of pages	12
ISSN	0305-750X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.03.011
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2014

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