The effects of processing non-timber forest products and trade partnerships on people's well-being and forest conservation in Amazonian societies.

ABSTRACT: This study evaluated whether processing non-timber forest products (NTFPs) and establishing trade partnerships between forest communities and companies enhance the outcomes of NTFP commercialization. In particular, we evaluated whether product processing, partnerships, or their combination was associated with a number of outcomes related to the well-being of forest inhabitants and forest conservation. We based our analyses on ethnographic and quantitative data (i.e., survey and systematic observations) gathered at seven communities from five societies of the Brazilian and Bolivian Amazon. Our results indicated that product processing and partnerships do not represent a silver bullet able to improve the results of NTFP commercialization in terms of well-being and conservation indicators. Co

SUBMITTER: Morsello C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3422238 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature