from No. 202, 2000

Forestry and sustainable livelihoods

K. Warner

Development of the concept of livelihoods, particularly in relation to people who depend on the forest for food, employment, income or subsistence. The implications for sustainable forest management are critical.

Katherine Warner was Senior Forestry Officer and coordinator of the Community Forestry Unit in the FAO Forestry Department when this article was written and is currently with the World Conservation Union (IUCN) in Viet Nam.