The impact of certification on the sustainable use of Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) in Bolivia - Final draft
10 March 2014
10 March 2014
This book is an ongoing study on the impact of certification on the sustainable use of Brazil nut in Bolivia.
Aim of the book is to give an overview of the Brazil nut utilisation in Bolivia, including certification and a comparative analysis of organic certified and non-certified (conventional) production and international...
The impact of certification on the sustainable use of Devil's claw (Harpagophytum spp.) in Namibia - Final draft
10 March 2014
10 March 2014
The harvesting of and trade in various Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFP) has increased significantly over the last decade. In addition to other reasons for this, this increase has partially been the result of a need of rural communities, particularly in developing countries, to identify opportunities that can contribute to the...
The objective of this paper is to provide a global review of the non-wood forest products provided by trees found in temperate broadleaf forests. Included in this paper is the range of non-wood forest products that this group of tree species provides and the places are indicated where these products...
Marketing of indigenous medicinal plants in South Africa - A case study in Kwazulu-Natal
10 March 2014
10 March 2014
The current demand for numerous popular plant species used for indigenous medicines exceeds supply. To date, several plant species, such as wild ginger (Siphonochilus aethiopicus) and the pepper-bark tree (Warburgia salutaris) have become extinct outside of protected areas in KwaZulu-Natal. The declining supply of indigenous medicinal plants is likely to...
In recent years, the government of Lao PDR has adopted a number of initiatives aimed at developing forestry and NWFPs. Other positive signs include such innovations as self-help groups and participatory enterprises at the local level, which show much promise of success. Innovative institutional arrangements have been sponsored and promoted...
This research work was commissioned to the Foundation for People and Community Development Inc (FPCD) Papua New Guinea (PNG), by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under the Norway Partnership Programme (NPP) “Forests for Sustainable Livelihoods”. The paper dwells on trade-related instruments influencing trade in non-wood...
Proceedings of a Workshop held by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Common Fund for Commodities and the Centre de Suivi Ecologique.
Dakar, Sénégal, 4 - 6 March 2002
Source of one of Africa's most ancient food oils, the shea butter tree Vitellaria paradoxa is a semi-domesticated, slow-growing...
The impact of timber harvesting on the availability of non-wood forest products in the Congo Basin
28 February 2014
28 February 2014
This case study is one of a series of publications produced by the Forest Products Service of FAO in an effort to promote environmentally sound forest harvesting and engineering practices.
The purpose of these studies is to highlight both the promise of environmentally sound forest harvesting technologies as a component of...
Non-wood forest products (NWFPs) play an important role in the daily lives and overall well being of the Bhutanese people especially among the rural farming community; for instance they are a major source of off farm income, food, medicine, fodder, fiber, and also used for local construction materials. Many of...