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Forest Resources Dependency of the Rural Community: A Case Study in Bokeo Province, Lao PDR

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  • Bounmy Somsoulivong

    (Soakpaluang Road, Ban Wattnak Noi, Noy no.9, Sisatanak district, Vientiane, Lao PDR.)

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This study used the Rapid Rural Appraisal Technique (RRAT) to examine the socio-economic situation of the rural community in Bokeo Province, Laos.It assesses the contribution of theforest resources to the rural community household’s economy and addresses theproblems associated with this forest dependency. This study aims to estimate the quantity and monetary value of various timber and non-timber forest products (TFPs & NTFPs), and the products cultivated and harvested from forestlands (CFLPs) on an annual basis. It also measured the rural household’s income derived from these products and those intended for annual household consumption needs. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data and measure the rural community’s forest dependency in the 12 villages of the Nam Nhou and Nam Choam areas, Bokeo province, Laos. Three kinds of nature of forest dependency were discussed in this study: (1) dependency for subsistence (2) dependency for inputs into the household production system and (3) dependency for income and employment.

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  • Bounmy Somsoulivong, 2016. "Forest Resources Dependency of the Rural Community: A Case Study in Bokeo Province, Lao PDR," EEPSEA Special and Technical Paper tp201604t1, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), revised Apr 2016.
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