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This article challenges the pervasive view that commercialisation of non-timber forest products can (easily) achieve ecosystem and species conservation as well as improving livelihoods. Following a brief review of who and what is involved, it focuses on the main ecological and livelihood risks of...


Belcher, B.Schreckenberg, Kate[Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: a reality check]Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: a reality check

The cases studied show a lively bamboo sector that is expanding, contributing to employment and economic development in rural areas of China. County variations seem to indicate alternative land use options and different degrees of industrial development among them. New demands, notably for bamboo...


Ruiz Perez, M.Belcher, B.[Comparison of bamboo production systems in six counties in China]Comparison of bamboo production systems in six counties in China

This paper discusses the policy aspects of sandalwood in East Nusa Tenggara province, focusing primarily on the impacts of regional government regulations on the resource sustainability. The paper is based on a field survey that was conducted during July-August 1999, and various publications and ...


Rohadi, D.Maryani, R.Belcher, B.Ruiz Perez, M.Widnyana, M.[Can sandalwood in East Nusa Tenggara survive?: lessons from the policy impact on resource sustainability]Can sandalwood in East Nusa Tenggara survive?: lessons from the policy impact on resource sustainability

Over recent years, since reform and liberalisation, there has been rapid development of the bamboo industry in China that has brought about a series of economic policies and regulations favourable to economic development. Between 1981 and 1993, the area covered by bamboo forests expanded at a rat...


Zhong M.Fu MaoyiBelcher, B.Ruiz Perez, M.[Effects of social economy and policies on production management systems: a case study of China's bamboo industries]Effects of social economy and policies on production management systems: a case study of China's bamboo industries
Autor: Belcher, B.

Six systems of rattan production, processing and marketing from four Asian countries are compared using a production-to-consumption systems approach. Cases were selected to represent a range of management and capital intensity at different stages. Strong similarities among the cases are explained...


Belcher, B.[Constraints and opportunities in rattan production-to-consumption systems in Asia]Constraints and opportunities in rattan production-to-consumption systems in Asia

Bamboo, with a long tradition in China, is one of the emerging sectors in the Chinese economy. It is making an increasingly large contribution to farmers' income and playing an important role in rural industrial development. Bamboo products are also being substituted for wood products, a process ...


Ruiz Perez, M.Fu MaoyiYang XiaoshengBelcher, B.[Bamboo forestry in China: toward environmentally friendly expansion]Bamboo forestry in China: toward environmentally friendly expansion

Over recent years, there has been rapid development of the bamboo industry in China since reform and liberalisation, which have brought about a series of economic policies and regulations favourable to economic development. Between 1981 and 1993, the area covered by bamboo forests expanded at a r...


Zhong MaogongFu MaoyiBelcher, B.Ruiz Perez, M.[Analysis of social economy and policies on production management systems: a case study on China’s bamboo industry]Analysis of social economy and policies on production management systems: a case study on China’s bamboo industry
Belcher, B.Kusters, K.[Non-timber forest product commercialisation: development and conservation lessons]Non-timber forest product commercialisation: development and conservation lessons

Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) provide important sources of subsistence, income and employment everywhere there are forests (and sometimes even where there are none). With new emphasis on poverty alleviation and livelihood improvement in national and international development agendas, this gr...


Kusters, K.Belcher, B.[Forest products, livelihoods and conservation: case studies of non-timber forest product systems. volume 1 - Asia]Forest products, livelihoods and conservation: case studies of non-timber forest product systems. volume 1 - Asia

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