Methods for Estimating Forest Income and Their Challenges

摘要: Income measures are increasingly used as an indicator of the well-being forest villagers, their use products, and even value a forest. The methods for estimating income often underreported, however, little analysis is available required to measure income. Ten case studies examined demonstrate in quantifying household cases investigate techniques overcoming two common methodological obstacles: (1) cost collecting data about many, diverse distant sources from forest, (2) difficulty aggregating monetary values products. strengths weaknesses discussed help researchers identify appropriate needs. article concludes that costs most effectively reduced where number products studied limited based on indirect observation used; mix market subsistenc...