Forest Resource Use Pattern in Fringe Villages of Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary and Singalila National Park of Khangchendzonga Landscape, India

Table 4

Traditional resource use pattern in the Barsey-Singalila site.

Resource	Extraction process	Species under use	Frequency	Average consumption
				kg/hh/d	kg/hh/yr
Ribdi Bhareng
Fuelwood	Felling, lopping, and collecting	Eragrostis gangetica (Bansho/Ghini), Persicaria chinensis (Ratnaulo), Persicaria chinensis (Ratnaulo), and Strobilanthus sp. (Ankhley)	Morning 2-3 times a day	20.3	7409.5
Fodder	Felling, chopping, and collecting		Morning 2-3 times a day	18	6570
Timber	Felling and sawing		2-3 times in between 5 and 10 years	—	7.5 cm^3
NTFPs and medicinal plants	Felling, chopping, umbel picking, uprooting, and collecting		Morning 2-3 times a week	0.4	146
Litter	Collecting		>2-3 times a day	12	4380
Gorkhey-Samanden
Fuelwood	Felling, lopping, and collecting	Eragrostis gangetica (Bansho/Ghini), Persicaria chinensis (Ratnaulo), Persicaria chinensis (Ratnaulo), and Strobilanthus sp. (Ankhley)	Morning 2-3 times a day	20	7300
Fodder	Felling, chopping, and collecting		Morning 2-3 times a day	15	5475
Timber	Felling and sawing		2-3 times in between 5–10 years	—	6 cm^3
NTFPs and medicinal plants	Felling, chopping, umbel picking, uprooting, and collecting		Morning 2-3 times a week	0.5	182.5
Litter	Collecting		>2-3 times a day	10	3650

Timber is required in between 10 and 15 years for house construction.