[HTML][HTML] The contribution of forests and trees to sustainable diets

B Vinceti, C Termote, A Ickowitz, B Powell… - Sustainability, 2013 - mdpi.com
With the growing demands from a population expected to reach 9 billion people by 2050, it
is unclear how our current global food system will meet future food needs. Ensuring that all …

Ecosystem services from woody vegetation on agricultural lands in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa

H Sinare, LJ Gordon - Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Investment in woody vegetation to counter land degradation and improve livelihoods is
increasing, primarily revitalized by efforts to enhance carbon sequestration and climate …

[HTML][HTML] Wild food collection and nutrition under commercial agriculture expansion in agriculture-forest landscapes

RB Broegaard, LV Rasmussen, N Dawson… - Forest Policy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Wild food constitutes a substantial part of household food consumption around the world, but
rapid land use changes influence the availability of wild foods, which has implications for …

Valuation of local use and dynamics of 56 woody species in the Sahel

AM Lykke, MK Kristensen, S Ganaba - Biodiversity & Conservation, 2004 - Springer
A quantitative ethnobotanical method based on structured interviews was used to evaluate
local use-preferences and dynamics of practically all woody species in the Sahel of Burkina …

How many wild edible plants do we eat—their diversity, use, and implications for sustainable food system: an exploratory analysis in India

A Ray, R Ray, EA Sreevidya - Frontiers in Sustainable food systems, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Wild edible plants are still eaten by a large section of the global population and ensure both
affordable food and nutritional security. We tested this in an Indian context, where an …

Traditional plant use in Burkina Faso (West Africa): a national-scale analysis with focus on traditional medicine

A Zizka, A Thiombiano, S Dressler… - Journal of Ethnobiology …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background The West African country of Burkina Faso (BFA) is an example for the
enduring importance of traditional plant use today. A large proportion of its 17 million …

Rural people's reliance on forests and the non-forest environment in West Africa: evidence from Ghana and Burkina Faso

M Pouliot, T Treue - World Development, 2013 - Elsevier
Based on data from 1014 households in Ghana and Burkina Faso, we demonstrate that non-
forest environmental products play a crucial role in rural livelihoods, especially for women …

A biodiverse rich environment does not contribute to a better diet: a case study from DR Congo

C Termote, M Bwama Meyi, B Dhed'a Djailo… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The potential of biodiversity to increase and sustain nutrition security is increasingly
recognized by the international research community. To date however, dietary assessment …

Woody vegetation change in Sahelian West Africa: evidence from local knowledge

A Wezel, AM Lykke - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2006 - Springer
Abstract Vegetation changes in Sahelian West Africa have been increasingly investigated
since 1970 due to the catastrophic droughts in the early 1970s and 1980s and the following …

Informant-based valuation of use and conservation preferences of savanna trees in Burkina Faso

M Kristensen, A Mette Lykke - Economic Botany, 2003 - Springer
Use and conservation preferences for woody savanna species among the Gourounsi people
in south-central Burkina Faso were investigated using a new informant-based valuation …