Forest Resources Management Research Papers/Topics

ECONOMIC VALUATION, LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT, AND LIVELIHOOD IMPACTS OF PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: THE CASE OF SHEKA AND KAFA FORESTS, SOUTH WESTERN ETHIOPIA

Abstract: Recently, attention was given to forest conservation management structure and functioning of ecologically responsible policies through the participatory forest management program (PFMP). The study areas for this study are the Sheka and Kafa forests of South Western Ethiopia where this project was implemented since 2003. The specific objectives of this study are to estimate the communities’ values attached to goods and services of forest resources, their level of involvement, and ...