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. 3/08, 2008-04-17
- PRODUCTS
1. Bamboo: Researchers lead way to medical bamboo fabric
2. Bamboo buzz
3. Bamboo kitchen cloth launched
4. Bamboo in Bangladesh: Steps needed to flourish bamboo handicraft sector
5. Bamboo in India: $2 m bamboo project for N-E launched
6. Bamboo in Kenya: Plans to turn bamboo into money maker for farmers
7. Berries: Indian berries may fight dengue mosquitoes
8. Berries: Studies show goji berries are among the most nutritious foods on the planet
9. Cork: Wine makers now prefer aluminium caps over corks
10. Ginseng: Major ginseng research program
11. Gum Arabic: Pectin replaces gum arabic for better beverage stability: study
12. Medicinal plants in India: Indian herbal market to grow by 20%
13. Medicinal plants: Medicinal knowledge related to Diabetes Type II
14. Moringa in Kenya: Farmers eye indigenous tree to boost their income
15. Moringa in the Philippines: RP biotech firm to sell moringa oil to US
16. Sandalwood oil deal with Lush (UK)
17. Sandalwood: Fresh bid to check sandalwood smuggling in India
18. Shea butter in Ghana: 312 women train in shea butter production
19. Shea butter in Nigeria: NSG grants tax relief to investors
20. Stevia: Innovation still driving force for additives - COUNTRY INFORMATION
21. Brazil: Human impacts on primate conservation in central Amazonia
22. Canada must adapt to climate impact on forests
23. China: Chinese biofuel ‘could endanger biodiversity’
24. Ghana: Traditional medicine practitioners meet On HIV/Aids
25. India: UP tribals demand forest rights
26. Ireland: Felling debate
27. Malaysia: Orang Asli couple happy with income from wild plants
28. Namibia: San medicine could be hijacked – study
29. Netherlands: Mushroom varieties disappear
30. Tanzania: Fruits of the Soil
31. Uganda: UK project to boost honey
32. Vietnam: Anti-cancer pines virtually wiped out - NEWS
33. Call for Nominations: Equator Prize 2008
34. Indigenous peoples of Congo map their forests with GPS in an effort to save them
35. International Alliance will unite the forest peoples of the world
36. International Fellowships available at the World Forest Institute, USA
37. Putting a value on rainforests
38. Tapping biotechnology vs. cancer
39. Trade is virtual but the wildlife isn’t - EVENTS
40. Revolutionising the Global Indian Sandalwood (Santalum album) Supply
41. 2008 Training Course on Bamboo Technologies for Developing Countries
42. 2008 Global Katoomba Meeting: Developing an Infrastructure Fund for the Planet
43. First World Congress of Environmental History 2009 - REQUESTS
44. Request for information: foliage - LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES
45. Community-based Ecological Monitoring – Manual for Practitioners
46. Doctoral thesis on spice-crop agroforestry systems
47. Microfinance and forest-based small-scale enterprises – Arabic version
48. Zimbabwe: Book provides vital data on biodiversity
49. Other publications of interest
50. Web sites and e-zines - MISCELLANEOUS
48. Conservation areas ‘neglected’ under current efforts
52. “Mountains and People” Global Digital Photo Contest
53. Swedish tree may be world’s oldest
(Cf. news of 2008-02-28, 2008-01-25 and 2007-12-03.)
Source
NWFP-Digest-L, 2008-04-17.
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