Socio-ecological costs of Amazon nut and timber production at community household forests in the Bolivian Amazon.

ABSTRACT: The Bolivian Amazon holds a complex configuration of people and forested landscapes in which communities hold secure tenure rights over a rich ecosystem offering a range of livelihood income opportunities. A large share of this income is derived from Amazon nut (Bertholletia excelsa). Many communities also have long-standing experience with community timber management plans. However, livelihood needs and desires for better living conditions may continue to place these resources under considerable stress as income needs and opportunities intensify and diversify. We aim to identify the socioeconomic and biophysical factors determining the income from forests, husbandry, off-farm and two keystone forest products (i.e., Amazon nut and timber) in the Bolivian Amazon region. We used structural e

SUBMITTER: Soriano M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5325212 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature