Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are increasingly recognized as providing critical resources across the globe, fulfilling nutritional, medicinal, financial and cultural needs. However, NTFPs have largerly been overlooked in mainstream conservation and forestry politics. This book explains the u...
Shanley, P.
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Pierce, A.R.
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Laird, S.A.
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Guillen, A.
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[Tapping the green market: certification and management of non-timber forest products]
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Tapping the green market: certification and management of non-timber forest products
Shanley, P.
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Pierce, A.R.
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Laird, S.A.
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[Alem da Madeira: a certificacao de produtos florestais nao-madeireiros]
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Alem da Madeira: a certificacao de produtos florestais nao-madeireiros
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are not inherently ideal candidates for certification. They are most commonly consumed at a subsistence level, are traded locally and regionally, and most are not featured in markets open to ‘green’ or ‘fairtrade’ messages. However, for some of the NTFP species ...
Certification is relatively new to forest policy tool that attempts to foster responsible resource stewardship through the labeling of consumer products. While many lessons can be drawn from timber certification, transfer of existing timber-based guidelines and procedures to NTFPs is inappropriat...
To manage non-timber forest products (NTFPs) properly, it is imperative to have a basic understanding of the biology and ecology of the target species, the site capabilities of the forest under management and the response of the target species o harvesting and other human and natural disturbances...
Shanley, P.
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Pierce, A.R.
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Laird, S.A.
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Robinson, D.
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[Más allá de la madera: certificación y manejo de productos forestales no maderables]
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Más allá de la madera: certificación y manejo de productos forestales no maderables
Beyond Timber: Certification and Management of Non-Timber Forest Products is a valuable contribution and a practical guide for communities, researchers, policy makers, and donors interested in assessing the value of investing time and effort in the still elaborate and costly process of gaining in...