RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Non-Wood Forest Products 20 - Frutales y plantas útiles en la vida amazónica |
| Esta publicación posee la cualidad poco común de amalgamar el conocimiento científico original sobre los frutales y las plantas útiles de la selva amazónica, junto con la sensibilidad para detectar la interacción profunda entre la vida, los conocimientos tradicionales de nuestros bosques y la cultura popular. Este libro, con su lenguaje sencillo, agradable y práctico, se ha convertido en un medio para divulgar información que es fundamental para el futuro de la Amazonia y para hacer realidad el sueño de un modelo de desarrollo económica y socialmente justo y que respete el medio ambiente. |
Non-Wood Forest Products 19 - Bees and their role in forest livelihoods |
This publication is a guide to the services provided by bees and the sustainable harvesting, processing and marketing of their products. |
The role of CITES in international trade in forest products. Links to sustainable forest management |
This is published as an NWFP working document. It reflects the decisions taken at CITES CoP 13. |
The guest article in this issue, on "Forest apiculture", has been authored by Dr. Nicola Bradbear, a leading expert in apiculture. The Special Features section covers "NWFPs in the Pacific Islands" and the "History of NWFPs". |
Non-Wood Forest Products 18 - World Bamboo Resources - A thematic study prepared in the framework of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 |
This publication is the result of one of the thematic studies prepared during the Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) |
NWFP Working Document No. 6 - Trade measures - Tools to promote the sustainable use of NWFP? An assessment of trade related instruments influencing the international trade in Non-Wood Forest Products and associated management and livelihood strategies |
This is an assessment of trade-related instruments influencing the international trade in NWFP and associated management and livelihood strategies. It includes two case studies covering four products: Boliva (cayman and Brazil nuts) and Cameroon (parrots and Prunus africana). |
Produits Forestiers non ligneux - Document de travail No. 5 - Gestion des ressources naturelles fournissant les produits forestiers non ligneux alimentaires en Afrique Centrale |
This paper has been produced within the framework of FAO Project "Enhancing the contribution of non-wood forest products to food security in Central Africa" GCP/RAF/398/GER |
Produits Forestiers non ligneux - Document de travail No. 4 - Les perspectives de la certification des produits forestiers non ligneux en Afrique Centrale |
This paper has been produced within the framework of FAO Project "Enhancing the contribution of non-wood forest products to food security in Central Africa" GCP/RAF/398/GER |
Wild edible fungi for food security: their role and sustainable use |
This publication documents the role of NWFP in food security. It is available in English, Spanish and French. More >>> |
This study seeks to examine the impact of timber harvesting in two villages, one in Cameroon and one in the Central African Republic. It documents many plant-based and animal-based NWFPs of great signifi cance to the livelihoods of the local populations in terms of food security, income generation and health. (E) (F) |