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ArticleForest food ensures nutritional security of tribes of Kalahandi district, Odisha, India. A case study
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Nutritional security is new era of challenges for entire world. change in climatic condition lead to reduction of nutrition quality of food that reduced concentration of proteins and minerals due to elevated carbon dioxide level. In India changes in food habit can lead to micronutrient deficiency or otherwise called as hidden hunger which now seen in most of the urban dwellers. The Present study carried out in Kalahandi north forest division of Kalahandi district Odisha .it was found that forest food was collected by Banjara, Bhatra, Munda, Paroja, saora, gonds, kondh, sabra tribes of kalahandi. The major forest foods that are collected from forests are edible bamboo shoots (Dendrocalamus strictus,Bambusa bamboos) edible wild mushroom ,Honey,Green leafy vagetables (Oxalis corniculate, Chenopodium album), wild turmeric,Tubers (Dioscorea hamiltonii), Tamarindus indica. Kusum seed(Schleichera oleosa), Mahua seed (Madhuca indica). The food items specific to summer include leaves and fruits of mango, kendu, jackfruit, amla, bel and tamarind among others. The average daily intake of uncultivated forest food ranges between 12% to 24%. The edible leaves available in the forest have very high content of pro-vitamin A (Beta Carotene), anti-oxidants and soluble protein. some of the tubers and mushrooms also have high iron, zinc, vitamins and anti-oxidant content that are vital for nutritional security. Bamboo shoots are considered as one of the useful health foods because of rich contents of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, fibres, minerals and very low fat. 17 amino acids eight of which are essential for human body. The Protein content in fresh Bamboo shoots, considered as nutraceutical can ranges between 1.49-4.04%. It is also found that bamboo shoots is most widely used food for tribal. Households consuming about 20% of their cooked food from the forest have no signs of malnutrition.Keywords: Nutritional security, bamboo, uncultivated, edible, tubers, NutraceuticalID: 3486683 -
ArticleThe role of bamboo forest in balancing and sustaining the development of local livelihood and human well-being in rural areas of Vietnam
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.The balanced maintenance between forest development, human health, and well-being is the key to sustainable forest landscape management. My research aims to find out the current status of that relationship in Muong Hinh community (North-Central Vietnam) with the focus on lung bamboo forest - the vital natural resource of local communities. Lung bamboo (Bambusa longissima sp.nov) is an endemic species of Vietnam and is considered a strategic species for development in rural areas. However, due to the over-exploitation and unplanned management, the lung bamboo forests have been remarkably degraded and are even at risk of being depleted. Muong Hinh, currently, has 712 ha of lung bamboo forests and the payment from lung bamboo harvesting is the most important income for the local dwellers. However, it does not meet the local needs due to the low price and low added value. Besides, after years of applying wrong harvesting techniques with high harvesting intensity, local people are losing their forest both in terms of the forest area and quality. There is also a lack of knowledge on sustainable bamboo forest management within the community. Based on the current situation, some recommendations are given on essential techniques for sustainably managing and using bamboo forests. Of which, the proper harvesting intensity and the rotation of exploiting areas are the most critical issues. If the local people are going to apply the suggestions, they probably earn about 440 US$/ha/year from their lung bamboo forest (three times higher than their current income), and it could be increased up to 1,200 US$/ha/year shortly. Moreover, there is also a need to have alternative incomes for stable livelihood development. Several options are developing post-harvesting activities or possessing facilities, setting up a lung bamboo value chain, and reasonable collecting of other potential forest products such as timber or NTFPs. Keywords: forestry, lung bamboo forest, forest landscape management, sustainable livelihood development. ID: 3478867 -
ArticleValuing forest ecosystem services for local policy and planning in a forest management project site in the Philippines
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.In developing and implementing forest land use plans to attain sustainable forest governance, it is necessary to determine and value priority ecosystem services derived by society from forest and watershed ecosystems. This study aimed at estimating the value of four ecosystem services in a forest management project site in Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino provinces, Philippines: provision of water services, soil erosion control, carbon storage and sequestration capacity, and biodiversity conservation. The Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) tool was used to value water provision services (using a cost-based approach), soil erosion control (using replacement cost method), and carbon storage and sequestration capacity (using social cost of carbon). Contingent valuation method was used to determine the willingness to pay for biodiversity conservation. BAU and Development scenarios were used in determining changes in forest and other land uses in the site as well as estimating the value of the ecosystem services. Results show increases in forestland area and amounts of carbon storage and sequestration, decreasing annual water yield due to projected declining rainfall amount, and decrease in total annual soil loss. Mean WTP is PhP170 (~ US$ 3.50)/household/year. The estimated values of the four ecosystem services provide baseline information for local governments in crafting payment for ecosystem services strategies to help fund forest conservation.Keywords: policies, financial mechanisms, sustainable forest management, governanceID: 3486628
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