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No. <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividuals (n = 175)<br />

100<br />

90<br />

80<br />

70<br />

60<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

spp. and <strong>the</strong>se data do not show <strong>the</strong> species as<br />

uncommon, <strong>the</strong>re are many reports <strong>of</strong> local scarcity <strong>in</strong><br />

areas <strong>of</strong> high exploitation.<br />

4.8 Rattan palms<br />

50<br />

As Table 10 <strong>in</strong>dicates, both commercial species <strong>of</strong> rattan<br />

(L. secundiflorum and E. macrocarpa) can be considered<br />

abundant. Regeneration and recruitment for <strong>the</strong>se species<br />

are significant, and rattan is not at risk <strong>of</strong> over-harvest<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>Takamanda</strong> Forest Reserve.<br />

Size-class (cm)<br />

4.9 Results from <strong>in</strong>terviews and surveys<br />

The rema<strong>in</strong>der <strong>of</strong> this paper is based primarily on <strong>the</strong><br />

results <strong>of</strong> our literature review, <strong>in</strong>terviews, and market<br />

surveys.<br />

4.9.1 Susta<strong>in</strong>ability issues<br />

In general, NTFP exploitation that is not destructive (for<br />

example, <strong>the</strong> removal <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fruits <strong>of</strong> bush mango) can be<br />

described as relatively susta<strong>in</strong>able as long as <strong>the</strong>re is<br />

evidence that <strong>the</strong> population is not decl<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g over time<br />

through <strong>the</strong> constant removal <strong>of</strong> reproductive material<br />

(Cunn<strong>in</strong>gham 1999). Destructive harvest<strong>in</strong>g practices<br />

that are undertaken at low levels <strong>of</strong> exploitation such as

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