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Information Documents
Introduction
Meeting Reports
Overview Documentation
Country-specific Information
Unasylva
Bushmeat on other Continents
Introduction
This part of the site of the West African Bushmeat Network will serve as a clearing house for information regarding the bushmeat crisis in Africa. Below is a list with documents, but this list is nowhere complete. If you have valuable information which you would like to share with us, please send an email to the focal point of the website at WABN@fao.org.
Meeting Reports
- African Forestry and Wildlife Commission, Report of the Fifteenth Session of the Working Party on the Management of Wildlife and Protected Areas
Accra, Ghana,16 - 18 February 2004
- Twenty-third Regional Conference for Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1-5 March 2004
- Non-wood forest products of Central Africa: Current research issues and
prospects for conservation and development, edited by Terry C.H. Sunderland, Laurie E. Clark and Paul Vantomme, 1999.
Based on the outcome of the International Expert Meeting on Non-Wood Forest Products in Central Africa, held at The Limbe Botanic Garden, Cameroon10-15 May 1998.
Overview Documentation
- Wildlife and food security in Africa by Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu
FAO Conservation Guide 33, 1997.
- Forestry and food security, FAO Forestry paper 90, 1989.
- What about the wild animals? Wild animal species in community forestry in the tropics. Community Forestry Note 13, 1995.
by Kent H. Redford, Robert Godshalk and Kiran Asher
Wild animals, from ants to elephants, represent a natural resource of great significance for most forest-dwelling communities, as well as for those living in many other rural contexts. In spite of this, most development projects ignore their role in subsistence as well as non-subsistence rural economies. The purpose of this Community Forestry Note is to fill the vacuum left by the fact that in community forestry, as well as in agroforestry and other development activities, the contribution of wildlife to rural livelihoods has been greatly undervalued. The intent is to raise wild animals to their rightful value in the community forestry development process, and to provide an input for designing projects in ways that better fit the reality of most rural people in the tropics.
- Legal Trends in Wildlife Management by M.T. Cirelli for the Development Law Service, FAO Legal Office
FAO Legislative Study 74, 2002.
In recent years, many countries have significantly revised their existing legislation or adopted new legal frameworks for the protection and management of wildlife. This study assesses the current status of national wildlife laws around the world, with a particular emphasis on legal innovations that have emerged over the last decade. The study focuses on domestic legislation, but also briefly examines the main features of international wildlife treaties, highlighting the linkages between global, national and local instruments. While retaining many of the basic elements of earlier legislation, recent laws address new issues and reflect new strategies for wildlife protection and management. They provide for better protection of biodiversity, deal with broader threats to wildlife within and outside protected areas, place clearer emphasis on management planning, pay more attention to sociocultural dimensions of wildlife management, enhance the involvement of affected persons and stakeholders in decision-making, and allow greater scope for local communities to participate in the benefits of wildlife use.
- The Major Significance of 'Minor' Forest Products: The Local Use and Value of Forests in the West African Humid Forest Zone,
Community Forestry Note 6, 1990.
The magnitude of the forests contribution to the lives of rural people is now understood in general terms. The forest provides a wide range of direct and indirect benefits. However, to comprehend forest resources contribution to income and well-being, their individual and collective value must be accurately assessed on the local and regional levels. The Community Forestry Programme of the Planning and Institutions Service, Forestry Department is working to develop the understanding of the social, economic and cultural importance of non timber forest products in different regions throughout the developing world. Evaluating the use of forest products will provide a solid base of knowledge. As such, this paper is a beginning; one which, it is hoped, will serve as an example for other regional studies that stress the importance of this type of information and provide a foundation upon which participatory development projects advocating multipurpose forest management can be designed. By implementing programmes that meet traditionally important needs, non-consumptive, sustainable use of forest land will become more attractive to forest users.
- Household food security and forestry, an analysis of socio-economic issues.
Prepared by J. Falconer and J.E.M. Arnold, 1991.
It is only in recent years that the role of forestry in food security has been receiving attention as a result of the increasing realization of the dependence of rural people on trees and forests to meet important needs like food or income. As part of the Community Forestry Programme of FAO's Forestry Department a number of studies were commissioned in order to uncover existing information and to provide the basis for an objective understanding of the linkages between forestry and the food security of rural people, particularly the poor and other vulnerable groups such as women. This report has been prepared as a component of the overall study by the Oxford Forestry Institute to review socio-economic aspects of the role of forestry in food production and food security, with special reference to those related to quality of life.
- Considering nutrition in National Forestry Programmes,
Formulation, implementation and revision of national forest programmes With the collaboration of C.L. Ogden, Food and Nutrition Division, Nutrition and programmes service, 1996.
- Non-wood forest products for rural income and sustainable forestry.
Non-wood Forest Products 7, 1995.
Country Specific
- Non-Wood Forest Products in Nigeria by Gbadebo J. Osemeobo Gloria Ujor, Federal Department of Forestry, May, 1999.
An analysis of NWFP consumption and trade in Nigeria, with a list of the most important species for food, medicinal and household products
- La Revue et l'amélioration des données relatives aux produits forestiers au Bénin Par Mahouna B. Tchiwanou, 2000.
A description of the main wood products of Benin with details of production, consumption and export. Systems and institutions for data collection are described.
- Revue et amélioration des données relatives aux produits forestiers au Burkina Faso, Cyrille Kabore, 2000.
A review of the status of statistics on wood products in Burkina Faso with suggestions for how data collection systems can be improved.
- Les Données Statistiques Sur Les Produits Forestiers Non-Ligneux En Republique De Guinée Par Djiramba DIAWARA, 2000.
Based on the information collected during a survey in the Republic of Guinea, this study concentrates on the country's main NWFPs. Among these are medical plants, tooth picks, cola nuts, shea tree nuts, honey, food plants, palm wine, bushmeat, rattan, bamboo, and wild fruits. Also, past, present and future tendencies are investigated in relation to consumption, commercialisation and export of these products. Furthermore, national legislation surrounding NWFP is analysed as are the potentials and weaknesses of the information gathering process.
- Statistiques Sur Les Produits Forestiers Non Ligneux Dans La Republique Togolaise, Kodjo Kadévi, 2001.
Based on the statistical information collected in Togo on NWFP, this report underlines the main products of the country as well as their different uses. Among these are wild fauna products that serve alimentary and pharmaceutical purposes. Moreover, this narration also relates these products and their uses to commercial aspects.
- Etude Sur La Collecte Et L'analyse Des Données Sur Les Produits Forestiers Non Ligneux Au Sénégal, Tanor Fall, 2001.
The present study identifies the different NWFP based on information gathered in Senegal. The different uses of the local forest fruits, leaves, bark, exudates, oils, roots, wild fauna and fodder are presented. This report places a specific emphasis on the present uses of wild fruits followed by an attempt to identify the trends and constraints as well as the potential for improved data collection.
- Les produits Forestiers Non-Ligneux au Niger: Connaissances actuelles et tendances Par Garba Hamissou, 2000.
A presentation of the utilisation and exploitation processes of NWFP of plant or animal origin in Niger. It evaluates the relative importance of these products and estimates past, present and future trends with respect to consumption, commercialisation and export. Finally, the report identifies the constraints that impede improvement of information collection in Niger.
- The forest revenue system and government expenditure on forestry in Liberia by James W. Doe, 2004.
This report describes the forest resource of Liberia and how it is managed. In particular, it describes how the revenue accruing from the sales of the resource is shared. Liberia has a total of 2,085,898 ha of forest land. This is a major source of revenue, contributing between 5-9 percent to the country's GDP. The forest resource is managed by Forestry Development Authority, which is the only government arm given the authority to control the utilisation of the resource and determine charges on forest products and land rentals.
Unasylva
- Unasylva - No. 214/215 - Vol. 54, 2003/3-4- Forest management at the XII World Forestry Congress
- Unasylva - No. 212 - Vol. 54 2003/1- Making forestry pay
- Unasylva - No. 202 - Vol. 51- 2000/3 Forests, food security and sustainable livelihoods
- Unasylva - No. 209 - Vol. 53- 2002/2 Forest biological diversity
- Unasylva - No. 161 - Vol. 41 - 1990 -Wildlife management for rural development
- Unasylva - No. 150 - Vol. 37 1985/4 Forestry and the crisis in Africa
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