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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
economics, econometrics and finance
Towards transferable functions for extraction of Non-timber Forest Products: A case study on charcoal production in Tanzania
Ecological Economics, Volume 80, Year 2012
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Mapping the distribution of the quantity and value of forest benefits to local communities is useful for forest management, when socio-economic and conservation objectives may need to be traded off. We develop a modelling approach for the economic valuation of annual Non-Timber Forest Product (NTFP) extraction at a large spatial scale, which has 4 main strengths: (1) it is based on household production functions using data of actual household behaviour, (2) it is spatially sensitive, using a range of explanatory variables related to socio-demographic characteristics, population density, resource availability and accessibility, (3) it captures the value of the actual flow rather than the potential stock, and (4) it is generic and can therefore be up-scaled across non-surveyed areas. We illustrate the empirical application of this approach in an analysis of charcoal production in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, using a dataset comprising over 1100 observations from 45 villages. The total flow of charcoal benefits is estimated at USD 14. million per year, providing an important source of income to local households, and supplying around 11% of the charcoal used in Dar es Salaam and other major cities. We discuss the potential and limitations of up-scaling micro-level analysis for NTFP valuation. © 2012.
Authors & Co-Authors
Schaafsma, Marije
United Kingdom, Norwich
University of East Anglia
Morse-Jones, S.
United Kingdom, Norwich
University of East Anglia
Posen, P.
United Kingdom, Norwich
University of East Anglia
Swetnam, Ruth D.
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Balmford, Andrew P.
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Bateman, I. J.
United Kingdom, Norwich
University of East Anglia
Burgess, Neil David
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
United States, Washington, D.c.
Conservation Science Program
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Chamshama, Shabani Athumani Omari
Tanzania, Morogoro
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Fisher, Brendan P.
United Kingdom, Norwich
University of East Anglia
United States, Princeton
Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
Green, Rhys E.
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom, Bedford
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Hepelwa, Aloyce S.
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
University of Dar es Salaam
Hernández-Sirvent, A.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Kajembe, George Chamungwana
Tanzania, Morogoro
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Kulindwa, K.
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
University of Dar es Salaam
Norway, As
Umb
Lund, Jens Friis
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Mbwambo, Lawrence
Tanzania, Morogoro
Tanzania Forestry Research Institute
Meilby, Henrik
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Ngaga, Yonika M.
Tanzania, Morogoro
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Theilade, Ida
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Treue, Thorsten
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Vyamana, Vincent G.
Tanzania, Morogoro
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Turner, R. K.
United Kingdom, Norwich
University of East Anglia
Statistics
Citations: 60
Authors: 22
Affiliations: 11
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.04.026
ISSN:
09218009
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Case Study
Study Approach
Qualitative
Study Locations
Tanzania