The NWFP-Digest-L is an on-line journal of the FAO. It is focusing on issues of note in the world of Non-Wood Forest Products.
Issue of No. 07/07, 2007-07-19
- PRODUCTS
1. Bamboo: New technology for mass multiplication of bamboo
2. Bamboo bicycles in Ghana
3. Bamboo socks
4. Bushmeat: Kenyans unwittingly eating zebra, wildebeest
5. Cork oak forests management project
6. Ginseng: Korean chilli paste, ginseng products receive recognition as distinct food
7. Ginseng: Regional ginseng regulation should focus on just one species
8. Honey: NZ honey science co, German uni to set manuka standards
9. Honey exports from Brazil totalled US$ 3.2 million in May
10.Honey exports from Pakistan reach $3.7m
11.Medicinal plants: Echinacea ‘halves risk of catching cold’
12.Medicinal plants: Devil’s claw – botanical extract process
13.Medicinal plants: More drug herbs found in Mabira, Uganda
14.Moringa oleifera: Philippine health office promotes malunggay
15.Silk: India’s Central Silk Board and its’10th five-year plan
16.Silk: China posing threat to Indian silk industry
17.Truffles in Australia: Truffle growers meet for first AGM - COUNTRY INFORMATION
18.Australia: Double gain for tea tree oil industry
19.Australia: WA sandalwood oil crop will be processed early
20.Bhutan: Grow bamboos, save trees
21.Bolivian biodiversity potential high
22.Guyana scrutinizes alternative healers
23.India: Continuation of the National Mission on Bamboo applications
24.India: Jharkhand to become a herbal hub
25.India: Stakeholders meet on prospects of medicinal plants
26.Lebanon: Illegal imports undercut local pine nuts
27.Madagascar’s Atsinanana rainforest is world heritage
28.Namibia: Legal loopholes on bio-trade must be closed
29.Nigeria: Civil Servant processes shea butter into quality products
30.Republic of Congo: Traditional medicine will become part of a public health strategy
31.Rwanda: Turning the nation into land of silk
32.Suriname: Gold Mining vs. Biodiversity
33.Uganda: Bees make wonder drug
34.Uganda: Honey exporters turn to regional markets
35.Vietnam: Businesswoman brings Sa Pa medical plants to the world
36.Vietnam: Forest management receives sizable state financial support - NEWS
37.Afrique de L’ouest: La médecine traditionnelle veut jouer son rôle
38.APFED Showcase Programme
39.”Authentic and Sustainable” certification standard
40.Cosmetics from Brazil in Kuwaiti supermarket
41.Forest disturbance reduces biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest
42.IFAD and ICARDA – Medicinal Plants Workshop
43.Primeval beech forests in Slovakia and Ukraine listed as world heritage site
44.Putting a monetary value on biodiversity
45.Revolutionary Global Environment Fund Announces $50 Million Expansion
46.Tribe of honey-hunters fights extinction - EVENTS
47.The Roundtable on Sustainable Forests workshop
48.International Bamboo and Rattan Expo. & Online Exhibition 2007 - LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES
49.New working documents from FAO’s NWFP programme
50.Forest Harvesting Case Study on NWFP in the Congo Basin
51.Other publications of interest
52.Web sites and e-zines - MISCELLANEOUS
53.Australia: Farmers fell thousands of trees in mass protest over land-clearing laws
54.Brazil, Peru to cooperate on Amazon rainforest protection
(Cf. news of 2007-07-01, 2007-04-24 and 2007-03-29.)
Source
NWFP-Digest-L, 2007-07-19.
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