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1. Forests and environmental income is critically important for rural poverty alleviation!

1. Forests and environmental income is critically important for rural poverty alleviation!

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2. What is the main role of forests in rural poverty alleviation

2. What is the main role of forests in rural poverty alleviation

1. Support current consumption

2. Serve as safety-nets in times of crisis

3. Lift people out of poverty

4. None of the above

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3. What should be the major focus of future research on forestry and poverty?

3. What should be the major focus of future research on forestry and poverty?

1. Evaluate poverty outcomes of forest policy interventions

2. Use existing data to study forestry-poverty

3. Obtain data over time to better understand forestry-poverty dynamics

4. Other

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4. At the global scale, what is the main threat to forest-based livelihoods in the tropics?

4. At the global scale, what is the main threat to forest-based livelihoods in the tropics?

1. Commercial agriculture

2. Protected areas

3. REDD

4. Climate change

5. Subsistence agriculture

6. Logging

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5. Should forest policy focus on poverty alleviation or conservation?

5. Should forest policy focus on poverty alleviation or conservation?

1. Primarily poverty alleviation

2. Both, but with emphasis on poverty alleviation

4. Both, but with emphasis on conservation

3. Balance between conservation and poverty reduction

5. Primarily forest conservation

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6. In which area is policy interventions most needed to alleviate poverty and conserve forests?

6. In which area is policy interventions most needed to alleviate poverty and conserve forests?

1. Tenure reforms

2. Market access and marketing

3. Enhance households assets, e.g. health and education

4. Invest in rural infrastructure

5. Support agricultural intensification

6. Others

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