Table. 2.2 Diverse uses of environmental income | World Resources Institute

Table. 2.2 Diverse uses of environmental income

Location	Ecosystem	Good or Services Used	Benefit to Households
TABLE 2.2 DIVERSE USES OF ENVIRONMENTAL INCOME

Shindi Ward, Southern Zimbabwe	Forests and grasslands	Wild fruits, timber, thatching grass, livestock fodder	Ecosystems contribute an average of 35% of total income. (Cavendish 2000)
Southern Malawi	Forest	Firewood, fruit, mushrooms, bushmeat, insects, honey	Forest income contributes up to 30% of total income. (Fisher 2004)
Gulf of Mannar, India	Reefs	Seaweed, shellfish, sea cucumber, medicines, lobster	Reefs are often the only source of cash income for poor families, providing up to $199 of income annually. (Whittingham et al. 2003)
Coquimbo Region, Chile	Semi-Arid	Pasture, fodder	80�90% of poor households use common pool resources.(Bahamondes 2003)
Iquitos, Peru	Tropical forest	valign="top">Non-timber forest products, including fruits, latexes, medicines, tourism and carbon sequestration	Forests provide $422 of potential sustainable income per hectare annually. (Lampietti and Dixon 1995)
Budongo Forest, Uganda	Semi-deciduous tropical forest	Fuel wood, building materials, wood for furniture, food, medicinal plants	Biomass provides 90% of the energy needs for the country and between 6% and 25% of household income in Bundongo village. (Aryal 2002)
Bushbuckridge District, South Africa	Agriculture	All crops including maize, cassava, morogo, various fruits	Total value of wild and crop plants was US$269 per household per year. (High and Shackleton 2000)
Chimaliro Forest Reserve, Malawi	Agriculture	Maize, cassava, ground nuts, pulses, soy beans, potatoes	Food crops contributed between 45% and 55% of household income. (Botha et al. 2004)
Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, India	Agriculture	Agriculture, fuelwood, timber, fodder for livestock	Environmental income (including agriculture and resource collection) was the largest household income source for the poorest 25%. (Narain et al. 2005)