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Category : Agroforestry
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Inside Agroforestry
Author: Ecological Sustainability for Non-timber Forest Products
Author: Charlie M. ShackletonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317916123
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
There is growing knowledge about and appreciation of the importance of Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) to rural livelihoods in developing countries, and to a lesser extent, developed countries. However, there is also an assumption on the part of policy-makers that any harvesting of wild animal or plant products from the forests and other natural and modified ecosystems must be detrimental to the long-term viability of target populations and species. This book challenges this idea and shows that while examples of such negative impacts certainly exist, there are also many examples of sustainable harvesting systems for NTFPs. The chapters review and present coherent and scientifically sound information and case studies on the ecologically sustainable use of NTFPs. They also outline a general interdisciplinary approach for assessing the sustainability of NTFP harvesting systems at different scales. A wide range of case studies is included from Africa, Asia and South America, using plant and animal products for food, crafts, textiles, medicines and cosmetics.
Non-Timber Forest Products in the Global Context
Author: Sheona ShackletonPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642179835
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive, global synthesis of current knowledge on the potential and challenges associated with the multiple roles, use, management and marketing of non-timber forest products (NTFPs). There has been considerable research and policy effort surrounding NTFPs over the last two and half decades. The book explores the evolution of sentiments regarding the potential of NTFPs in promoting options for sustainable multi-purpose forest management, income generation and poverty alleviation. Based on a critical analysis of the debates and discourses it employs a systematic approach to present a balanced and realistic perspective on the benefits and challenges associated with NTFP use and management within local livelihoods and landscapes, supported with case examples from both the southern and northern hemispheres. This book covers the social, economic and ecological dimensions of NTFPs and closes with an examination of future prospects and research directions.
Non-Timber Forest Products
Author: Azamal HusenPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030730778
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
Forests cover thirty-one percent of the world’s land surface, provide habitats for animals, livelihoods for humans, and generate household income in rural areas of developing countries. They also supply other essential amenities, for instance, they filter water, control water runoff, protect soil erosion, regulate climate, store nutrients, and facilitate countless non-timber forest products (NTFPs). The main NTFPs comprise herbs, grasses, climbers, shrubs, and trees used for food, fodder, fuel, beverages, medicine, animals, birds and fish for food, fur, and feathers, as well as their products, like honey, lac, silk, and paper. At present, these products play an important role in the daily life and well-being of millions of people worldwide. Hence the forest and its products are very valuable and often NTFPs are considered as the ‘potential pillars of sustainable forestry’. NTFPs items like food, herbal drugs, forage, fuel-wood, fountain, fibre, bamboo, rattans, leaves, barks, resins, and gums have been continuously used and exploited by humans. Wild edible foods are rich in terms of vitamins, protein, fat, sugars, and minerals. Additionally, some NTFPs are used as important raw materials for pharmaceutical industries. Numerous industry-based NTFPs are now being exported in considerable quantities by developing countries. Accordingly, this sector facilitates employment opportunities in remote rural areas. So, these developments also highlight the role of NTFPs in poverty alleviation in different regions of the world. This book provides a wide spectrum of information on NTFPs, including important references. We hope that the compendium of chapters in this book will be very useful as a reference book for graduate and postgraduate students and researchers in various disciplines of forestry, botany, medical botany, economic botany, ecology, agroforestry, and biology. Additionally, this book should be useful for scientists, experts, and consultants associated with the forestry sector.
Assessment of Nontimber Forest Products in the United States Under Changing Conditions
Author: James L. ChamberlainPublisher: Forest Service
ISBN: 9780160945885
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Nontimber forest products (NTFPs) are fundamental to the functioning of healthy forests and play vital roles in the cultures and economies of the people of the United States. However, these plants and fungi used for food, medicine, and other purposes have not been fully incorporated into management, policy, and resource valuation. This report is a forest-sectorwide assessment of the state of the knowledge regarding NTFPs science and management information for U.S. forests and rangelands (and hereafter referred to as the NTFP assessment). The NTFP assessment serves as a baseline science synthesis and provides information for managing nontimber forest resources in the United States. In addition, this NTFP assessment provides information for national-level reporting on natural capital and the ecosystem services NTFPs provide. The report also provides technical input to the 2017 National Climate Assessment (NCA) under development by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP).
Beyond Timber: Certification and Management of Non-timber Forest Products
Author: Patricia ShanleyPublisher: CIFOR
ISBN: 9791412448
Category : Non-timber forest products
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
A focus on forest management standards. NTFPs within the forest management certification framework: chalenges and recommendations. Accessibility and applicability of NTFP certification. A Country case study: NTFP certification in Brazil. Opportunities and challenges of NTFP certification. Social opportunities and challenges. Market and economic opportunities and challenges. Legal and institutional opportunities and challenges. Broader applications for standards and certification. Collaboration and Harmonization: the way forward?.
Non-Timber Forest Products
Author: Marla R EmeryPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000065022
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Balance the culture of wildcrafting with the demands of sustainable forest management! This comprehensive book addresses the issues that arise when the primeval practice of gathering wild plants, fungi, leaves, and bark occurs in a post-industrial world. Non-Timber Forest Products: Medicinal Herbs, Fungi, Edible Fruits and Nuts, and Other
Wild Product Governance
Author: Sarah A. LairdPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415507138
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
First Published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Special Forest Products
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Category : Non-timber forest resources
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The Ecology and Management of Non-timber Forest Resources
Author: Charles M. PetersPublisher: World Bank Publications
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Introduction to the ecology of tropical forest resources-tree diversity and density, Flowering, fruiting and reproductive dynamics, Rgeneration and growth, Population struvture; Ecological impacts of forest resources extraction - timber extraction, non-timber forest product extration; management strategies for non-timber tropical forest inventory, selection of species and resources, yield studies, defining a sustainable harvest; Silvicultural treatment of non-timber tropical forest resources - the components and aplication of tropical silviculture, indigenous systems of forest management, steps toward a silviculture for non-timber forest resouces.
