Sheona Shackleton

TL;DR: In this article, the role and importance of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in the daily lives of rural people in South Africa is examined, and the value to rural households is manifest through a daily net function which represents a cost saving to the families involved and to the state, as well as through an emergency net which serves as an insurance in times of misfor- tune, such as drought, disease, and unexpected economic hard- ship.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the role of dry forest types, including savannas, using South Africa as a case example and conclude that a large proportion of the population makes use of forests and the resources from them, which probably prevent people from slipping into deeper poverty.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors draw together evidence from a number of studies on the impacts of natural resource devolution policies in several Asian and southern African countries from the perspective of local people.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined recent and emerging literature from a livelihood perspective in terms of the role and value of each of these three land-based livelihood sectors, and concluded that the contribution of landbased activities to rural livelihoods is important in both financial and social terms, and probably greater than previously appreciated within the whole gamut of livelihood strategies adopted by rural households, including transfers from formal employment and state pensions.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared 61 case studies of the commercial production and trade of nontimber forest products from Asia, Africa, and Latin America and concluded that commercial trade drives a process of intensified production and household specialization among forest peoples.