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News Release 11-056
Surprise! Biodiversity and Resource Use May Co-Exist in Tropical Forests
Local participation in forest management may simultaneously promote biodiversity and sustainable resource use for household livelihoods
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See the many uses around the world for forests, from Nepal to Tanzania, in this photo gallery.
Credit: National Science Foundation
A village borders the edge of a forest in a rural highland area of northeastern Tanzania. In this area, most villagers farm small plots of land, combining cash crops and subsistence food crops and also rely on forest products for contributions to their livelihoods.
Credit: Lauren Persha, University of Michigan
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The researchers' findings are described in the March 25, 2011 issue of the journal Science.
Credit: Copyright AAAS 2011
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