Classifying Forest Livelihoods in Poor Mountainous Regions Based on Forest Resource Utilization

Relations of households in poor mountainous areas to the environment are reflected on the one hand by households’ behavior of forest resource utilization and production, forestry-related production and direct utilization of forest resources—e.g., non-timber forest products and wildcrafting, and dependence for livelihood on forest resources, and on the other hand by households’ attitudes, satisfaction, and other perceptions with respect to policies on ecological protection and forestry in the mountains areas where they live.