Non-Wood Forest Products in Mozambique

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Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forest Management in ACP Countries - Linking National and International Efforts

EC-FAO PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME (1998-2000)

Tropical forestry Budget line B7-6201/97-15/VIII/FOR

PROJECT GCP/INT/679/EC

COUNTRY BRIEF ON NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS

Republic of Mozambique

Maputo, March 1999

This report has been produced as an out put of the EC-FAO Partnership Programme (1998-2000) - Project GCP/INT/679/EC Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forest Management in ACP Countries - Linking National and International Efforts.The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the EC or the FAO.

This paper has been minimally edited for clarity and style

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I. Introduction

1.1 The objectives of the study

1.2 The concept

1.3 The Importance to the country socio-economic context

II. Background Information on Non-Wood Forest Products

2.1 NWFP and ecosystems

III. State of NWFP Statistics in the Country

3.1 Overview of non-wood goods and services

3.2 Community based ecotourism development

3.3 National parks

IV. Marketing

V. Property Rights

VI. Local Community Empowerment

VII. Conclusion

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