Question

NTFP strategy which may include:

• What does the strategy involve, or what is required
• Local markets or demand
• Outline reasoning and justifications for the strategy
• Outline potential costs and profits (to the best of your ability)
• Highlight any limitations, assumptions, or uncertainties of your research

Answer 1

NTFP strategy which may include:

• What does the strategy involve, or what is required
  • It requires a bast knowledge of the forest products, including the fauna and flora in the region. The participation of local people and the promotion for the conservation of the forest.
• Local markets or demand
  • A complete study of the demand for the products that can be obtained from the forest at a local or global level
• Outline reasoning and justifications for the strategy
  • The exploration of wood from the forest has catastrophic consequences for the habitat, a new approach is needed to conserve the forest and help local people to obtain resources
• Outline potential costs and profits (to the best of your ability)
  • It will depend on the resources available of the forest, time, personnel, and equipment, a complete analysis can be contained for the best strategy to gain more profits at lower costs
• Highlight any limitations, assumptions, or uncertainties of your research
  • The politic and laws that need reforms to conserve the forest, and make sustainable the extraction of the other resources. The demand may not be the expected, and the people in the project may not see the possible benefits in the long term.