This guide sets out the main issues and significant challenges, and suggests solutions and guidelines for viable NFTPs-based SMFEs. Government, nongovernmental agencies and their business partners have important roles to play in developing this sector from its vibrant, but largely informal status. This can be achieved by creating a more enabling, consistent and credible business and forest management framework of support, regulation and policy, that offers more and better opportunities to all those involved in getting a product from the forest to consumers.

Type of Case
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)

Publisher
CIFOR

Region
Africa

Biome
Tropical

Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)

Primary Designated Function
All