FAO’s NWFP-Digest: World of Non-Wood Forest Products

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. 6/08, 2008-08-22

• PRODUCTS
  Artemesia annua: Clinton unveils deal to cut malaria drug prices
  Bamboo is the latest natural material to be used in eco-friendly building
  Bamboo can play a deep role in saving the globe: scientist
  Bamboo: Ethiopia to export chopsticks
  Berries: Heatwave spells Swedish berry shortage
  Ginseng: Wet weather forcing early ginseng harvest
  Medicinal plants: Frankincense provides relief to arthritis sufferers
  Medicinal plants: Orangutans concoct plant-based soothing balm
  Moringa oleifera in the Philippines: Malunggay planting in Santiago intensified
  Palms: Environmental services of the aguajales and the opportunities for a global business for the Loreto Region, Peru
  Seabuckthorn: Cosmetic giants run into a Himalayan challenge
  Stevia: PepsiCo to sell stevia sweetened drink in Peru
  Truffles: The Libyan Truffle, fruit of the Desert
  Truffles: This summer’s a washout – but it’s perfect for lucrative truffles (UK)
• COUNTRY INFORMATION
  Australia: TFS reports higher profit on increased sales of sandalwood
  Australia: Truffle industry set for rapid growth
  Bangladesh: Protect indigenous people to save forests
  Brazil launches rainforest fund
  Canada: Making money from more than trees
  Canada: Food products foraged from B.C.’s forests need to be showcased
  Colombia’s Cofan still fighting for survival
  Costa Rica: Científicos “domestican” hongos silvestres en Costa Rica
  Costa Rica: Non-profit organization El Puente/The Bridge
  Ghana: Local shea butter industry to be enhanced
  Ghana: Bushmeat hunting worth $350 million annually in Ghana
  India: KFD neglecting its duty towards tribals of Western Ghats
  Philippines: NegOcc farmers urged to go into cocoon production
  Saudia Arabia: Kingdom to develop biodiversity strategy
  Senegal: Le karité, l’or des femmes
  South Africa: African medicine under the spotlight
  Suriname: an innovative conservation group is working with indigenous tribes
  Uganda: Honey production to increase
  United States: Tribes object to fighting fire in sacred places
  Vietnam: Animals released to wild to boost ecotourism
  Vietnam illegal wildlife trade eats away at biodiversity: reports
• NEWS
  A Brazilian’s shrine to bromeliads may one day save the plants
  Bugs lead drug-hunters to medicinal treasure
  Congo Basin passes 1 million ha milestone in swing to sustainable forestry
  Mountain centre launches traditional resources portal
• EVENTS
  European Forest Institute Annual Conference. Focus on the adaptation of forest landscape to environmental changes
  European Forest Week
  International Congress on Provoking Change: Strategies to promote forest users in the Amazon
  IUFRO Conference on Gender and Forestry. Gender issues in natural resources management –perception and experiences in different parts of the world
  9th National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment: Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World
• REQUESTS
  Request for financing for NWFP in Canada
• LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES
  Other publications of interest
• MISCELLANEOUS
  Bee Checklist Buzzes Online
  ‘Mother Lode’ Of Gorillas Found In Congo Forests

Source

NWFP-Digest-L, 2008-08-22.

Supplier

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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