Forest income and rural livelihoods in Ethiopia’s central highlands

This PEN study was conducted in the Shashemene Forest Industry Enterprise (SFIE) forest in the central highlands of Ethiopia. Located 250 kilometers from the capital city of Addis Ababa, the forest covers 21 000 hectares.  Natural forest covers 15 000 hectares and plantation covers 6000 hectares.  The SFIE has the mandate to conserve the natural forest while generating income from the plantation.  Six villages at the forest frontier were surveyed; 224 households completed the year-long PEN survey in May 2008. more

Forest income and poverty alleviation in a participatory forest management arrangement in the Bale Mountains, Southern Ethiopia

The study was conducted in Dodola district (woreda ) in the Bale Mountains,  320 kilometres south of Addis Ababa. The Bale Mountains feature the largest continuous area above 3000 metres above sea level in East Africa. The forest is an evergreen dry afromontane forest with these main species: Hagenia abyssinica, Juniperus procera, Podocarpus falcatus, Hypericum lanceolatum, Erica arborea, Allophylus abyssinicus, and Maytenus addat. more

Introducing RAVA: The Amazon Livelihood and Environment Network

The Amazon Livelihood and Environment Network (known as ‘RAVA’, its Spanish acronym), was formed in 2007 by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and other partner institutions within the Amazon Initiative (AI) Consortium (including CIFOR). Using the PEN methodology, RAVA analyses the living conditions of Amazonian communities to gain a better understanding of the impact of forestry, agroforestry and agricultural activities on the wellbeing of the communities and on the integrity of their surrounding environment. more
 

PEN PROJECT: Riyong Kim Bakkegaard (DRC): Forest and environmental income surrounding Luki Biosphere Reserve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The PEN Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) study was conducted in the lowland rainforest area surrounding Luki Biosphere Reserve, Bas-Congo Province in western DRC. The reserve is located approximately 120 km from the Atlantic coast and covers 32 968 hectares. Five villages surrounding the reserve were surveyed, and 193 households completed the year-long PEN survey in September 2008. more
 

PEN flyer - a brief description of the PEN project

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