FAO’s NWFP-Digest-L is a free e-mail journal that covers all aspects of non-wood forest products. All issues of the Digest may be found on FAO’s NWFP home page: www.fao.org/forestry/site/12980/en.
Issue No. 1/09, 2009-03-04
- PRODUCTS
1. Balsam boughs: NTFPs of the Midwest USA
2. Bamboo: Indian artisans weave dreams
3. Bamboo: Indian floor tiles, handicrafts
4. Bamboo planting boosted in Mexico
5. Berry-based natural sweetener “brazzein” to hit the market in 2009
6. Chambira Palm: Baskets bring a new way of life to Peruvians
7. Cork Flooring, A Sustainable Choice
8. Frankincense: Sustainable harvesting by Siddhi Tribe of India
9. Maple Syrup: Tapping trees for that classic Canadian flavour
10. Medicinal Plants in danger of dying out, according to conservationists
11. Pandan prop roots found suitable for handicrafts in the Philippines
12. Pinus sylvestris cones: First FSC Labelled Gin from Belgium
13. Stevia: The Natural Sweetener
14. Rattan: Conserving Forests - COUNTRY INFORMATION
15. Bolivia: The Importance of plant knowledge
16. Ethiopia: EU Grants 251 Million Euros to Support Development Programs
17. India: Forest health restored by managing for NTFPs
18. Indonesia: Government team to bolster protection for the country’s TK
19. Mozambique: Hidden Forest
20. Nepal: Forest Museum in Pokhara
21. Nigeria: Desert Encroaches on Nation at 600 Meters per Annum
22. Peru: Revised laws “could promote biopiracy”
23. Peru: Region outlaws biopiracy
24. Tunisia: Jendouba region provides 90% of Tunisia’s cork production
25. USA: USDA Issues final rule governing NTFPs - NEWS
26. Ecosystem services reveal relations between humans and nature
27. Non-wood News
28. SEED awards 2009: Call for submissions - EVENTS
29. 19th session of the Committee on Forestry
30. Fourth International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning
31. International Expert Workshop on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Corporate Accountability and the Extractive Industries
32. Shea 2009: Optimizing the Global Value Chain
33. WFC2009-XIII World Forestry Congress - LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES
34. Environment Outlook in the Amazonia: GEO Amazonia
35. Other publications of interest
36. Web sites and e-zines - MISCELLANEOUS
37. Illegal clearing behind human and tiger deaths in Sumatra
38. Mexico: Tree biodiversity improved through traditional coffee farming
39. New edition of UNESCO’s Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger
Source
NWFP-Digest-L, 2009-03-04.
Supplier
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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