A wide range of quantitative and qualitative modelling research on ecosystem services
(ESS) has recently been conducted. The available models range between elementary …

Wild edible fruits (WEFs) are among the most widely used non-timber forest products
(NTFPs), and important sources of nutrition, medicine, and income for their users. In addition …

This article challenges the pervasive view that commercialisation of non‐timber forest
products can (easily) achieve ecosystem and species conservation as well as improving …

Bayesian Networks, the result of the convergence of artificial intelligence with statistics, are
growing in popularity. Their versatility and modelling power is now employed across a …

We present an integrated modeling framework for simulating land-use decision making
under the influence of payments for ecosystem services. The model combines agent-based …

In recent decades there has been growing interest in the contribution of Non-Timber Forest
Products (NTFPs) livelihood strategies to rural development and poverty alleviation …

On average, environmental income accounts for more than a quarter of rural household
income in tropical and sub-tropical countries. One way to increase incomes from wild …

Strict enforcement of forest protection and massive afforestation campaigns have contributed
to a significant increase in China's forest cover during the last 20 years. At the same time …

Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are used by billions of rural and urban people globally.
Income shares from NTFPs are generally highest among poor communities and households …

Tropical forests are under unprecedented pressure for conversion to pastoral and
agricultural land or to plantations (including for biofuel production) and from the supply and …