Labor Allocation to Non-Timber Forest Products Extraction: The Case of Lacandona Rainforest Community
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The commercial extraction of non-timber forest products (NTFP) from tropical forests has been
considered as a strategy to promote forest conservation and at the same time alleviate poverty.
However, recent studies produce conflicting findings regarding the effect of NTFP extraction on
conservation and poverty alleviation while highlighting the importance of understanding the
economic logic underlying households’ decisions to extract NTFPs. This paper analyzes the
determinants of household participation in the extraction of xate palm, a non-timber forest
product, in the Lacandona Rainforest (Selva Lacandona). Results show that low opportunity
costs and low human capital, two strong correlates of rural poverty, significantly explain
individuals’ participation in xate extraction.