Forest incomes and rural livelihoods in Chiradzulu District, Malawi

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作者
Kamanga, Penjani [1 ]
Vedeld, Paul [1 ]
Sjaastad, Espen [1 ]
机构
[1] Norwegian Univ Life Sci, Dept Environm & Dev Studies, N-1432 As, Norway
关键词
Forest income; Poverty; Livelihoods; Dependence; Distribution; Diversification; TROPICAL DEFORESTATION; POVERTY; AMERINDIANS; STRATEGIES; MANAGEMENT;
D O I
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.08.018
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
This paper examines forest income among rural dwellers in one of Malawi's most densely populated districts, Chiradzulu. 160 households were interviewed in two sites, only 20 km apart, purposely selected on the basis of access to a forest reserve. People are extremely poor, with 97% having incomes of less than 1 USD/day. Forest income constitutes around 15% of total income; only non-farm income (47%) and agriculture (28%) rank higher. The poorest segment depends more on forest income than the least poor group, but the medium income group exhibits the highest dependence. Fuelwood constitutes the major source of such income followed by fodder. The incomes mainly support current consumption. People with better access to the forest reserve have higher total income, forest income, and relative forest income. As revealed through a Gini-coefficient analysis, forest resources have an important income equalizing effect across rural households. A particular group of resource poor farmers (8.1% of sample), with little access to agricultural land and a high representation of female heads, derives an average of 65% of their income from the forest. An important policy lesson is that restricting people's access to forest resources can have substantial effects on household livelihoods and welfare, and would serve to increase income inequalities in the area. Livelihood researchers should now recognize the substantial income from forest resources. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:613 / 624
页数:12
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