Safety nets, gap filling and forests: a global-comparative perspective
In the forest–livelihoods literature, forests are widely perceived to provide both common safety nets to shocks and resources for seasonal gap-filling. We use a large global-comparative dataset to test these responses. We find households rank forest-extraction responses to shocks lower than most com...
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| author | Wunder, Sven Börner, J. Shively, G.E. Wyman, M. |
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| description | In the forest–livelihoods literature, forests are widely perceived to provide both common safety nets to shocks and resources for seasonal gap-filling. We use a large global-comparative dataset to test these responses. We find households rank forest-extraction responses to shocks lower than most common alternatives. For seasonal gap-filling, forest extraction also has limited importance. The minority of households using forests for coping is asset-poor and lives in villages specialized on forests, in particular timber extraction. Overall, forest resources may be less important as a buffer between agricultural harvests and in times of unforeseen hardship than has been found in many case studies. |
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| spelling | CGSpace937362025-09-25T13:01:42Z Safety nets, gap filling and forests: a global-comparative perspective Wunder, Sven Börner, J. Shively, G.E. Wyman, M. livelihoods risk income diversification household income In the forest–livelihoods literature, forests are widely perceived to provide both common safety nets to shocks and resources for seasonal gap-filling. We use a large global-comparative dataset to test these responses. We find households rank forest-extraction responses to shocks lower than most common alternatives. For seasonal gap-filling, forest extraction also has limited importance. The minority of households using forests for coping is asset-poor and lives in villages specialized on forests, in particular timber extraction. Overall, forest resources may be less important as a buffer between agricultural harvests and in times of unforeseen hardship than has been found in many case studies. 2014-12 2018-07-03T10:56:18Z 2018-07-03T10:56:18Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93736 en Open Access Elsevier Wunder, S., Börner, J., Shively, G., Wyman, M. . 2014. Safety nets, gap filling and forests : a global-comparative perspective. World Development, 64 (Supplement 1) : S29-S42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.03.005 |
| spellingShingle | livelihoods risk income diversification household income Wunder, Sven Börner, J. Shively, G.E. Wyman, M. Safety nets, gap filling and forests: a global-comparative perspective |
| title | Safety nets, gap filling and forests: a global-comparative perspective |
| title_full | Safety nets, gap filling and forests: a global-comparative perspective |
| title_fullStr | Safety nets, gap filling and forests: a global-comparative perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Safety nets, gap filling and forests: a global-comparative perspective |
| title_short | Safety nets, gap filling and forests: a global-comparative perspective |
| title_sort | safety nets gap filling and forests a global comparative perspective |
| topic | livelihoods risk income diversification household income |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93736 |
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