nguti council monographic study - Impact monitoring of Forest ...

Monographic Study Nguti Council3.6 Natural Resources3.6.1 Forest ResourcesThe subdivision is endowed with valuable forest resources including Timber, Non-Timber ForestProducts (NTFPs), Wildlife and Minerals. No data on the quantity of timber in the area exist butit is estimated that over 80% of the area is covered by forest which is home to a considerable sizeof NTFPs and Wildlife. Below is a table indicating the estimated quantity of Timber, NTFPs andWildlife harvested in the 9 clans during the past three years.Table 16: Nguti Forest Resources Exploitation Data. (Estimated quantity in tons per clan peryear)Data available on NTF,Mammals, Primate and Reptiles from only two clans (Bebum and UpperBalong). The other clans are less accessible resulting in limited data collection.Clan: BEBUMYearNTFPs 2006 2007 2008Eru 4 3 6Njansang 2 1 11Bush Mango 4 7 11Bush Mango(dry season) 0.2 0.4Bush Pepper 0.4 0.5 2Kola Nut 0.7 1 4Bitter Kola 0.3 1 4Cashew Nuts 1 0.7 0.4Monkey Kola 4 3 2Alligator Pepper 0.4 0.2 0.9Rattan(Cain rope) 4 1 3Njabe Oil 2 1 0.8Oil Palm 7 7.5 9Snail 1 2 3Mush Room 0.1 0.3Large MammalsElephant 1Small MammalsRed Duiker 7 9 6Blue Duiker 12 6 8Porcupine 14 8 11Pangolin 3 4 2Cane Rat(cutting grass) 0.7 0.4 0.3Water Beef 0.2 0.09 0.3Antelope 0.04 0.02 0.03Sleeping Deer 0.01 0.04 0.01Bush Baby 0.02 0.03 0.02Rat Cat 2 4 1Rat Mole 0.9 0.8 0.6Bush Pig 4 3.5 3PrimateDrill 3 1 2Man Drill 0.7 1 0.4Chimpanzee 0.5 0.2 0.429