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. 7/08, 2008-10-08
- PRODUCTS
Acai has gone from staple of the Amazon to global wonder-berry
Argan oil: L’arganier et l’olivier au cœur du Sahara
Agarwood: AFM scents fragrant success
Bamboo: Invest in bamboo production, Philippine farmers are told
Bark: Pine bark reduces knee osteoarthritis
Bushmeat: African hunting ban ‘disastrous’
‘Bushmeat a threat to Britain’
Bushmeat: Two African nations team up to protect world’s rarest ape
Butterflies: How butterflies save forests
Cork comes unscrewed
Cork: Abandoning wine corks risks screwing up landscape in Portugal
Devil’s claw: San devil’s claw is an international hit
Honey: Prevention and treatment of MRSA with manuka honey
Honey: Brazil becomes world’s 5th largest honey exporter
Lac wax shield set for business debut – Technology to increase shelf life of fruits
Medicinal plants: How medicinal plants can promote agri business
Mulberries hailed as new superfruit
Truffles: Record truffle haul is black gold for Manjimup (W. Australia)
Truffles: Soggy summer yields bumper British truffle harvest - COUNTRY INFORMATION
Bangladesh: Utilization of medicinal and aromatic plants
Bangladesh: Boosting nursery brings prosperity to rural economy in N-districts
Cameroon: Varying views on how to curb bushmeat trade in Cameroon
Canada: Mountain Pine Beetle Funding to Benefit Cook’s Ferry Indian Band
Finland: Lichen from the north is collected until October
Ghana: Resource management policy out soon
India: 50,000 tribals apply for forest land
India to cut tobacco area by promoting medicinal plants
India: Loss of wildlife is threatening biodiverse forests in northeastern India
Myanmar: Researchers map Myanmar forests for wildlife
Namibia: NC Discusses Plant Protection
Nigeria: Study unveils medicinal plants for skin problems
Philippines: Aguilar leads Moringa drive
Sri Lanka: Rs. 7 mn to expand cinnamon trade
Uganda: Wildlife body in ecotourism venture
Vietnam: Bamboo reserve promotes conservation, relaxation - NEWS
Herbal way to combat mosquito
La medicina occidental ‘puede convivir con saber local’
Norway joins fight to save Amazon
Rainforest conversion to oil palm causes 83% of wildlife to disappear
World’s First Biodiversity Law Center in Malaysia - EVENTS
Honey – the sweet stuff becoming a sour issue – International Conference - LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES
Other publications of interest
Web sites and e-zines - MISCELLANEOUS
Deforestation Escalates in Brazilian Amazon
Orangutan from non-conserved forests can only survive three years
Threatened plants emit ‘aspirin’
Source
NWFP-Digest-L, 2008-10-08.
Supplier
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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