Forest dependence is more than forest income: Development of a new index of forest product collection and livelihood resources

•Measuring forest dependence is important for informing joint poverty alleviation and forest conservation efforts.•Assessing household forest dependence is largely limited to measuring forest incomes.•We introduce a new household-level index, the Forest Dependence Index (FDI), which complements the...

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Published in:	World development 2020-01, Vol.125, p.104689, Article 104689
Main Authors:	Nerfa, Lauren, Rhemtulla, Jeanine M., Zerriffi, Hisham
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Agrarian society Agricultural land Agricultural production Agriculture Alleviation Alternative fuels Ascription Assets Building materials Case studies Collection Conservation Construction materials Dependence Ecosystems Environmental changes Farmers Food Food plants Foreign investment Forest conservation Forest dependence Forest ecosystems Forest management Forest products Forest resources Forestry Forestry economics Forestry research Herbal medicine Household surveys Households Income Income inequality Indexes Landscape Livelihood Medicinal plants Plants Poverty Rural communities Small farms Small-holder farmers Time use Tropical environments Tropical forests Values Walking Wealth
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