Dry forests play a significant role if the livelihoods strategies of millions of people, including
many of the world's poorest. This paper reviews the role of dry forests in providing goods …

Fire is one of the most destructive threats faced by our forests. Fire is good servant but a bad
master. The fire season starts in March/April continues up to June. Wildfires destroy not only …

Once renowned as India's “garden city”, the fast growing southern Indian city of Bangalore is
rapidly losing tree cover in public spaces including on roads. This study aims to study the …

Background Modern therapeutic medicine is historically based on indigenous therapies and
ethnopharmacological uses, which have become recognized tools in the search for new …

Much work has demonstrated the significant role and value of non-timber forest products
(NTFPs) in the livelihoods of rural people in southern Africa and elsewhere. The findings …

Can the local commercialization of natural products contribute to reduced poverty and
vulnerability? Commentary on this issue is mixed, with some observers being quite …

The consumptive benefits of mangrove forests to subsistence economy receive little
recognition. This paper quantifies the value of provisioning services of mangrove forests to …

The dry forest biome covers extensive areas of the global tropics. However, the
understanding of these forest formations from both human and biophysical perspectives …

Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) make an important contribution to the livelihood of the
households who gather and consume them. In particular, the consumption of NTFPs allows …

A number of wild plants, used by rural and tribal populations and contributing significantly to
their livelihood and food security have escaped recognition and scientific inquiry. Their …