Changing access to forest resources in Tanzania
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Date
2009
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Environment for Development.
Abstract
This paper provides an empirical exploration of the dependence of villagers on non-timber
forest products in the Morogoro region in Tanzania, the decision rules that villagers use concerning
where and how much they collect, how their collection changes with degradation, and the implications
of introducing more restrictive access rules of participatory forest management. Villagers’ responses to
increased degradation vary by forest product: fuelwood collection tends to be displaced to other forests
in response to degradation, fewer forest fruits and vegetables are collected, and collection times increase
considerably for weaving and building materials.
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Forest degradation, Non-timber forest products, Tanzania, Participatory forest management