Households’ dependence on community forest and their contribution to participatory forest management: evidence from rural Ethiopia

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The study investigates how forest dependence influences the contribution of local communities to the management of community forest, using the data collected from 190 households participating in community forest management in rural Ethiopia. It was found that the sample households derived almost 38% of their annual income from community forest. Moreover, results show that forest dependence promotes contribution to collective action in the management of community forest.