Effects of logging on non-timber forest product extraction in the Brazilian Amazon: community perceptions of change
Community perceptions are used to assess the effects of logging on non-timber forest product (NTFP) extraction in a case study community in the Tapajós-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.
Keywords: Amazonia; logging; non-timber forest products; participatory research; rural livelihoods
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: Oxford Forestry Institute, University of Oxford, South Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
Publication date: 01 June 2003
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