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
The process of creating the NTFP guidelines involved numerous experts and collaborators across the globe, with a particular emphasis on Latin America. The guidelines were drafted between 1997 and 1998, with input from the NTFP certification advisory committee, certification experts and other fore...
Shanley, P.
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Laird, S.A.
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[The process of drafting and revising guidelines for NTFP certification]
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The process of drafting and revising guidelines for NTFP certification
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...
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...