Question

What type of needs of local people are largely met by the forest?

Answer 1

Forests are important in the livelihoods of local people in most developing countries. Local people depend on forests resources for various products such as fuel wood, construction materials, medicine, and food. Globally, it is estimated that between 1.095 billion and 1.745 billion people depend to varying degrees on forests for their livelihoods and about 200 million indigenous communities are almost fully dependent on forests . Moreover, 350 million people who live adjacent to dense forests depend on them for subsistence and income