APPENDIX I: DEFINITIONS AND LEGENDS USED IN THE REPORT

For the purpose of this report, the following working definitions, as used by FAO, have been applied.

Non-wood forest products NWFP include all goods of biological origin, as well as

(NWFP) services, derived from forests, or trees outside forests

or any land under similar use, and exclude wood in all its forms. (Chandrasekharan, 1995).

Non-wood goods Things, articles, objects worth attaining; movable properties. An economic good is defined as any physical object, natural or man-made, or service rendered, which could demand a price. (Chandrasekharan, 1995).

Non-wood services Provision of assistance; act of serving; work done to

meet some needs; intangible, non-transferable economic goods, as distinct from physical commodities. Services as grazing and camping facilities, wilderness trails, viewing and hunting, etc. are included in the definition of NWFP. Benefits such as watershed values, environmental conservation are considered separately. (Chandrasekharan, 1995).

Also, the following legends used by FAO have been applied in the report, regarding the importance of NWFP.

Importance

1

Important on the national level

Most important exported NWFP, and other important NWFP, used on the national scale.

2

Important on the local level

Exported NWFP of minor importance as well as other NWFP, important on a local scale in limited parts of the country.

3

Important but not documented

NWFP which are believed to be important at the local and/or national level, but for which no information/ literature is available.

4

Not important

NWFP of minor importance at the national as well as at the local level.

5

Not known

No information is available regarding the importance of the specific NWFP.

Production system

F

Natural forests and wooded land

Please refer to definitions of natural forests and other wooded lands given in the report "Provisional data elements, definitions and tables for outlook study national reports".

P

Plantations

As above.

O

Others

Other production systems ("trees outside forests") like grasslands, agroforestry systems, homegardens, etc.

Source

W

Wild

NWFP collected from wild resources.

C

Cultivated

NWFP cultivated in-or outside the forest.

Destination

National

NWFP mainly used for subsistence a swell as NWFP commercialised on local, regional or national markets.

International

Mainly exported NWFP.

Importance
1	Important on the national level	Most important exported NWFP, and other important NWFP, used on the national scale.
2	Important on the local level	Exported NWFP of minor importance as well as other NWFP, important on a local scale in limited parts of the country.
3	Important but not documented	NWFP which are believed to be important at the local and/or national level, but for which no information/ literature is available.
4	Not important	NWFP of minor importance at the national as well as at the local level.
5	Not known	No information is available regarding the importance of the specific NWFP.

Production system
F	Natural forests and wooded land	Please refer to definitions of natural forests and other wooded lands given in the report "Provisional data elements, definitions and tables for outlook study national reports".
P	Plantations	As above.
O	Others	Other production systems ("trees outside forests") like grasslands, agroforestry systems, homegardens, etc.

Source
W	Wild	NWFP collected from wild resources.
C	Cultivated	NWFP cultivated in-or outside the forest.

Destination
National	NWFP mainly used for subsistence a swell as NWFP commercialised on local, regional or national markets.
International	Mainly exported NWFP.