Protected area managers find linking the livelihoods of local populations living near natural res... more Protected area managers find linking the livelihoods of local populations living near natural resources to the conservation of those resources to be the biggest challenge for effective comanagement of protected areas. Many scholars and mangers believed that non-timber forest products (NTFPs) can play important roles in this regard, by contributing to people's livelihoods without placing major stress on forest resources. This paper examines and compares the roles of NTFPs in the livelihoods of communities living both within and outside the forest boundaries of Lawachara National Park. The study illustrates that local people meet their fuelwood demands from the forest either by collecting it themselves, or by purchasing it from the market. The Khasia communities in the interior village depend highly on the park, as their only source of cash is betel leaf cultivation on forest lands. All households -except a few wealthy homes in the village located outside the park -collect bamboo, cane, wild vegetables and medicinal plants for their domestic consumption. For Khasia households in the interior village (rich, medium-income and poor), the hunting of wild animals and birds is a part of their traditional culture. .
Protected area managers find linking the livelihoods of local populations living near natural res... more Protected area managers find linking the livelihoods of local populations living near natural resources to the conservation of those resources to be the biggest challenge for effective comanagement of protected areas. Many scholars and mangers believed that non-timber forest products (NTFPs) can play important roles in this regard, by contributing to people's livelihoods without placing major stress on forest resources. This paper examines and compares the roles of NTFPs in the livelihoods of communities living both within and outside the forest boundaries of Lawachara National Park. The study illustrates that local people meet their fuelwood demands from the forest either by collecting it themselves, or by purchasing it from the market. The Khasia communities in the interior village depend highly on the park, as their only source of cash is betel leaf cultivation on forest lands. All households -except a few wealthy homes in the village located outside the park -collect bamboo, cane, wild vegetables and medicinal plants for their domestic consumption. For Khasia households in the interior village (rich, medium-income and poor), the hunting of wild animals and birds is a part of their traditional culture. .
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