Based on household data, Hierarchical Cluster Analysis was used to identify six distinct livelihood strategies (LS): remittances-based, livestock-based, crop farming-based, business-oriented, natural resource-based, and wage-based strategies. The highest number of households belonged to the wage-based cluster, which also shows the highest total income. Forest-related incomes only accounted for small shares of total income for the vast majority of households, although most households collect limited quantities of forest products for domestic use.
One of the clusters, which includes 12.4% of the sample, generated the largest shares of their income from extractive activities like harvesting forest products and fishing. The households relying most strongly on natural resources in the study sites were also the ones with the lowest total income.
The implication for future reforestation policies is that they have to put a special focus on incorporating livelihood benefits for local communities. This should go beyond short-term payments for activities such as tree planting and enable the rural households to derive long-term impacts for rural livelihoods and poverty alleviation.
- Wiebe P, Zhunusova E, Lippe M, Ferrer Velasco R, Günter S (2022) What is the contribution of forest-related income to rural livelihood strategies in the Philippines' remaining forested landscapes? Forest Pol Econ 135:102658, DOI:10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102658PDF Dokument (nicht barrierefrei) 1534 KB
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