Abstract
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are biological resources of plant and animal origin, harvested from natural forests, manmade plantations, wooded land, farmlands, and trees outside forests and or domesticated. These products are vital sources of income, nutrition and sustenance for many forest-based communities around the world. This paper tries to review available and accessible literatures on role of NTFPs in sustainable forest management and its implication on carbon storage and Biodiversity conservation in case of Ethiopia. Including Sociological Approach, Economic Approach, Ecosystem Approach, Technological Approach and its related services (biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration). The use of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) has received attention in light of their Perceived potential to address both poverty reduction and tropical forest conservation. Moreover, management of NTFPs, factors that hamper sustainable managements of NTFPs. It was suggested that better management and utilization method has to be set for diversifying products benefit for the local community.
Highlights
Non timber forest products (NTFPs) are, in broadest sense, any biological resources collected from wild by rural people for direct consumption/income generation on a small scale [1]
NTFPs have been increasingly recognized for their contribution to economic development and sustainable forestry management
The link between NTFPs and forest sustainability could be understood by taking some cases into consideration
Summary
Non timber forest products (NTFPs) are, in broadest sense, any biological resources collected from wild by rural people for direct consumption/income generation on a small scale [1]. EARO and IPGRI (2004) [8] argued that contribution of NTFPs to livelihoods of rural communities is likely to persist as long as the resources are exploited on sustainable basis This has led in a global move towards developing management of natural forest for the benefits of local communities [9]. Bark extraction has caused serious damage to wild populations of Prunus africana, including trees inside forests of high conservation value Cunningham et al, 2002 Warburgia ugandensis is another tree species threatened by exploitation of its roots, barks and shoots for medicinal purposes in East Africa. Domestication of the species in question is another alternative in cases where exploitation of NTFPs from the wild cannot be sustainable
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