We studied several non-timber forest products (NTFPs) that are important to local communities and, increasingly, internationally relevant. These NTFPs were from the shea tree, the locust bean trea, and the baobab tree. We combined household economic data on NTFPs with ecological niche models based on future climate and land use. The goal was to predict impacts of climate and land use change on rural communities in West Africa, and help with the design of adaptive management strategies.
The study is regularly cited in the literature.
The scenarios were made in: 2012
The scenarios look out to: 2050
