In the growing literature at the interface of rural livelihood improvement and conservation of
natural forests, two overarching issues stand out:(1) How and to what extent use of forest …

We present the results of a review of the empirical evidence and of the state of knowledge
regarding the mechanisms linking ecosystem services and poverty alleviation. The review …

This paper presents results from a comparative analysis of environmental income from
approximately 8000 households in 24 develo** countries collected by research partners …

Forests provide vital ecosystem services crucial to human well-being and sustainable
development, and have an important role to play in achieving the seventeen Sustainable …

This paper examines the literature on how biodiversity contributes to improved and
diversified diets in develo** countries. We assess the current state of evidence on how …

More than 10,000 years after the Agricultural Revolution started, millions of rural
smallholders across the develo** world may still derive as much income from foraging …

More than 80% of urban households in sub-Saharan Africa use charcoal as their main
source of cooking energy, and the demand is likely to increase for several decades …

The dominant view in academic and policy arenas is increasingly one in which the major
contribution of capture fisheries to development should be derived from the capacity of …

To what extent do rural people in develo** countries depend on forest environmental
income? This study addresses this question through a meta-analysis of 51 case studies from …

Indigenous forests and savannas, along with plantation forests, offer numerous benefits to
rural communities and society at large. Yet, the role of forests and forestry in contributing to …