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Use of forest resources, traditional forest-related knowledge and livelihood of forest dependent communities: Cases in South Korea
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Youn, Yeo-Chang | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-04-05T04:06:43Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2010-04-05T04:06:43Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Forest Ecology and Management 257(10), 2027-2034 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0378-1127 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10371/62510 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The patterns of forest resource use in South Korea have been overviewed along with the forest resource
availability to the forest users and in relation to the socio-economic conditions of local people. In South Korea, forest income arises more from non-timber forest products (NTFPs) and forest ecosystems services than from timber. The relationship between availability of forest resources and income of residents inmountainous villages was addressed with statistical analysis of results of household surveys conducted in Gangwon-do Province. The result indicates that the mere existence of forest resources and related cultural heritages is not enough for local communities to obtain income from forest land. Proper arrangements for local communities in accessing the forest resources and knowledge of making use of the resources is required tomake the relationship constructive for peoples livelihood. Jointmanagement agreement between forest communities and the forest owner serves both parties for sustainable forest management in Korea as seen in the case of maple sap collection within Seoul National University Forests. The traditional knowledge held by local residents is of value for income generation for forest dependent communities and is considered as an integral part of sustainable forest management as seen in the case of native honey bee keeping near protected forest areas managed by the national forest authority. However, traditional cultural values may be positive or negative for ecologically sound forest management as seen in the pest management policy of the Korean government formulated based on cultural value rather than considerations of ecosystem health. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en |
dc.subject | Accessibility | en |
dc.subject | Forest resource use | en |
dc.subject | Livelihood | en |
dc.subject | Mountain villagers | en |
dc.subject | Traditional knowledge | en |
dc.title | Use of forest resources, traditional forest-related knowledge and livelihood of forest dependent communities: Cases in South Korea | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor | 윤여창 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.01.054 | - |
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