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. 05/07, 2007-04-24
- PRODUCTS
1. Acorns: Cold snap could cause problems for hunters (USA)
2. Bamboo in Bhutan: Using bamboo instead of wood
3. Bamboo: Earthquake-proof houses are successfully test shaken at Colorado State University
4. Bamboo in India: Bamboo boost for Mizoram
5. Bamboo in India: Fruits appear in bamboo bushes
6. Bamboo in India: IGNOU offers certificate course on bamboo craft
7. Bamboo in the Philippines: Push for commercial bamboo production in Benguet
8. Boswellia serrata extract scores well in COX-2 comparison
9. Bushmeat: Taking hunters to the zoo
10.Ginseng: The first ginseng genome library established in China
11.Lac in India: Jaipur’s lac industry is booming
12.Maple syrup in Canada: Weather blamed for decline in maple syrup production
13.Maple syrup in the USA: In maple sugar country, creeping fears about climate change
14.Maple sugar in the USA: Maine law defines ‘pure’ maple syrup
15.Medicinal plants in Botswana: Hoodia gordonii a rare medicinal hope
16.Medicinal plants in India: immense potential for export growth of herbal products
17.Moringa oleifera: NGO develops local plant for water purification in Nigeria
18.Moringa to assist malnourished children in Ghana
19.Ramps: Are ramps under threat? (WV, USA)
20.Sandalwood: Kenyan President Kibaki prohibits trade in rare tree species
21.Sandalwood: India’s sandalwood raises stink in Nepal
22.Seabuckthorn: Synergistic Superfruit - COUNTRY INFORMATION
23.Australia: Firm gets green light to develop rainforest-based pharmaceuticals
24.Bulgaria produces 8,000 tons of honey, half of it is exported
25.Congo (Democratic Republic): Greenpeace spotlights rainforest damage in DRC
26.Congo (Republic): U.S. Developer to build hotels in Congo National Park
27.Guyana: UK high commission donates money to GMTCS
28.India: Jharkhand to invest 151cr to upgrade sericulture production
29.India: Orissa weavers use dye of wild flower to colour handspun cloth
30.Indonesia’s paradise lost – and regained
31.Iran to improve medicinal herbs cultivation in 2007
32.Malaysia: Orang asli told to use their knowledge in jungle plants
33.Malaysia pins hopes on herbal Viagra for biotech push
34.Vietnam: Medicinal herbs vanish in Son La - NEWS
35.African nations to make traditional medicine safer
36.African Women’s Development Fund
37.Cosmetics au naturel ─ because they’re worth a lot
38.Rainforest protection: New fund to conserve Congo Basin - EVENTS
39.Sharing Indigenous Wisdom: An International Dialogue on Sustainable Development
40.International Conference on Poverty Reduction and Forests Tenure, Market and Policy Reforms
41.International Congress on A Global Vision of Forestry in the 21st Century
42.The Future of forests in Asia and the Pacific: outlook for 2020
43.3rd Global Summit on Medicinal and Aromatic plants - LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES
44.Bioprospecting: Hands off our genes, say Pacific Islanders
45.PhD publication
46.Other publications of interest
47.Web sites and e-zines - MISCELLANEOUS
48.China: Pushing the sands back from Beijing
49.Costa Rica: Collapse in biodiversity in protected Costa Rican rainforest
50.Uganda: Poverty destroying forests, says Minister
51.Vaccination could protect wild apes against ebola virus
(Cf. news of 2007-03-29 and 2007-03-05.)
Source
NWFP-Digest-L, 2007-04-24.
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