World of Non-Wood Forest Products

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. 06/07, 2007-06-28

PRODUCTS
1. Acai: Brazilian super food going down a storm in the UK
2. Bamboo: Dutch Design meets Bamboo
3. Bamboo bikes: an ecological transport solution for the world’s poor?

4. Bee products – honey: Could honey beat MRSA?
5. Bee products – propolis: NZ bee compound gives tumours the buzz-off
6. Bushmeat: Poaching for elephant meat threatening survival of forest herds in Central Africa
7. Cinnamon: Spoonful of cinnamon helps blood sugar stay down
8. Edible insects: the answer to African food security?
9. Ginseng may help combat fatigue in cancer patients
10.Ginseng in the USA: Kentucky faces ginseng export ban
11.Medicinal plants: Indian herbal exports expected to reach US$3 billion by 2012
12.Moringa: Sunlight reduces the value of moringa leaves
13.Mulberry extract may prevent diabetes – study
14.Mushrooms in India: Kerala research center develop drug to treat cancer
15.Sandalwood: Security beefed up on Indo-Nepal border
16.Stevia: Coke, Cargill Partner on Stevia Project
17.Stevia: Indian farmers benefiting from Stevia cultivation
18.Truffles: Western Australia to export truffles
19.Truffles: Experts study the black truffle
20.Wildlife: Growth in wild animal trade worries Brazil
21.Wildlife: Asian nations address wildlife smuggling
22.Wildlife: Crime syndicates smuggling wildlife
COUNTRY INFORMATION
23.Brazil: Top selling products at Mercadão Floresta
24.England’s trees key to future wellbeing
25.India: Arunachal Pradesh launches bamboo mission
26.India: Silk production shows upswing in India
27.India: Govt to launch enterprise development programme
28.Lao: Protecting wildlife treasures in the jungles of Lao PDR
29.Malaysia: Stripped of a natural fibre
30.Morocco: 300 ha of Argan trees to be reforested south of Morocco
31.Sri Lanka: Spice industry needs duty rebates to encourage exporters
32.Sudan threatens industry with gum arabic withdrawal
33.USA: As ash trees turn scarce, tribe’s livelihood suffers
34.Vietnam: Forests offer more than wood
NEWS
35.African twig brushes offer all-day dental care
36.Boreal forest may be home to new medicines
37.Global Development Awards and Medals Competition
38.International Year of Natural Fibres 2009
39.Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: the way out of poverty?
40.The 200 sites that are home to the world’s rarest beasts
41.Tropical Non-Timber Forest Products Research
EVENTS
42.RECOFTC Study Tour on Non-Timber Forest Products: Sustainable Management for Sustainable Livelihoods
43.International conference to promote the development of non-timber forest products and services
44.Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity
45.3rd Global Summit on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (GOSMAP-3)
REQUESTS[/L]
46.Request for information: Theobroma grandiflorum
LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES
47.Bamboo books and reports
48.International Journal of Ecology & Development (IJED)
49.The Promise of Non-Timber Forest Products: Roadmaps to Success?
50.Other publications of interest
51.Web sites and e-zines
MISCELLANEOUS
52.China tiger trade ban won’t last, official says
53.New species of tree discovered
54.One billion trees plan on track
55.Republic of Korea begins program to plant 1.5 million trees in Mongolia desert