Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox

Tool Details

Sustainable harvest of non-timber plant resources in tropical moist forest: an ecological primer

Author Peters C.M.
Year of publication 1994
This publication is still the best available general introduction to aspects related to the sustainable harvest of NTFPs. It provides a subset of necessary tools and is a "tool box" that provides simple and effective methods in determining sustainable harvest levels of NTFPs in tropical moist forests. The manual has been written in response to the widespread demand for formal guidance on this topic.
Type of Tool
Guidelines, manual, kits for trainers
Scale of Application
Global
Region
Global
Biome
Tropical
Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)
Primary Designated Function
Multiple use
Management Responsibility
All