Type of study:
Non-experimental research
Type of publication:
Peer-review published journal paper
Mechanism by which biodiversity affects poverty:
Biodiversity component details:
Homestead forest tree including betel nut, giant bamboo, coconut, bengal bamboo, mahogany, mango, rain tree, feathery bamboo, jackfruit, guava and kadam.
Mechanism details:
People harvest timber, fruit and other NTFPs
Measure of poverty impact used:
Average annual gross forest production per household is US$267.80 (US2745/ha)
Assessment of impact on poverty:
Evidence assesses the scale of impact:
Sustainability of biodiversity use:
Attribute of biodiversity affecting poverty:
Diversity
Abundance/Extent
Does the evidence relate to a specific intervention?:
How does the mechanism affect poverty?:
It supports immediate subsistence needs
It generates income/tradeable surplus
Mechanism affects poverty precisely how:
It generates income as well as employment
Evidence provides measure of poverty impact:
Location of primary author:
Evidence is site-specific:
Research method details:
Semi-structured interviews and survey of household information/ measurements of tree parameters for woody plants also carried out.
Unit of analysis and sample size:
Does the evidence mention the general biodiversity status of the country/region?:
Does the evidence describe the biodiversity status of the site?:
Does the evidence mention the general poverty status of the country/region?:
General poverty status described:
Average annual household income US$1299.60
Site poverty status described:
Average annual household income US$ 1129.50
Does the evidence discuss the governance regime at the site?:
Does the evidence describe the poverty/socioeconomic status of the site?:
What is the resource rights regime?:
Resource rights regime details:
What is the land tenure regime?:
Land tenure regime details:
Study mentions that people have land holdings, which suggests private ownership, but this is not very clear.
Does the evidence mention the power relations?:
Does the evidence consider possible trade-offs/costs as well as benefits?:
Measure of poverty impact tag:
Distribution impacts considered:
Yes Detail on Specifics Provided
Duration of impact considered:
Distribution impacts details:
Yes - looks at range of income based on homestead size, education level, amount of female and male dys of labour carried out on the homestead
Outcome replicable elsewhere considered:
Thresholds/boundary limits/tipping points of achieving the outcome considered:
How costs and benefits/impacts might vary across different spatial scales considered:
Presence of possible confounding factors acknowledged:
Yes acknowledged and taken into account in study design
Impacts across different spatial scales details:
Study lists range of income based on homestead size
Confounding factors details:
Level of household education also affects how productive homestead forests are and the amount of income earned
