Species profiles were gathered from non-timber forest product (NTFP) researchers around the globe. While not exhaustive, the profiles, taken as a whole, provide a glimpse into the diverse, complex and idiosyncratic universe that is encompassed by the term ‘NTFP’. The profiles vary widely in conte...
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...
Over the last three decades, forest degradation in the Brazilian Amazon has diminished the availability of some widely used medicinal plant species. Results of a 9-year market study suggest that forests represent an important habitat for medicinal plants used in eastern Amazonia: Nine of the twel...
Shanley, P.
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Luz, L.
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[The impacts of forest degradation on medicinal plant use and implications for health care in Eastern Amazonia]
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The impacts of forest degradation on medicinal plant use and implications for health care in Eastern Amazonia
Shanley, P.
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García Fernandez, C.
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[Bosques tropicales y poblaciones rurales: promoviendo un nuevo paradigma en la region amazonica]
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Bosques tropicales y poblaciones rurales: promoviendo un nuevo paradigma en la region amazonica
This book provides a comprehensive, global synthesis of current knowledge on the potential and challenges associated with the multiple roles, use, management and marketing of non-timber forest products (NTFPs). There has been considerable research and policy effort surrounding NTFPs over the last...
Shackleton, S.
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Shackleton, Charlie M.
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Shanley, P.
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[Non-timber forest products in the global context]
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Non-timber forest products in the global context
Alexiades, M.N.
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Shanley, P.
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[Productos forestales, medios de subsistencia y conservacion: estudios de caso sobre sistemas de manejo de productos forestales no maderables. volumen 3 - America Latina]
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Productos forestales, medios de subsistencia y conservacion: estudios de caso sobre sistemas de manejo de productos forestales no maderables. volumen 3 - America Latina
In the lower Tocantins region of Brazil, one Amazonian woman questioned why scientists publish principally for elite audiences. Her experience suggests that the impact may be enhanced by also sharing data with people who depend upon forest goods. Having defended her family homestead near the city...
Shanley, P.
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[Science for the poor: how one woman challenged researchers, ranchers, and loggers in Amazonia]
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Science for the poor: how one woman challenged researchers, ranchers, and loggers in Amazonia
Shanley, P.
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Stockdale, M.
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[Traditional knowledge, forest management, and certification: a reality check]
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Traditional knowledge, forest management, and certification: a reality check
Guedes Pinto, L.F.
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Shanley, P.
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Cota Gomes, A.P.
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Robinson, D.
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[Experience with NTFP certification in Brazil]
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Experience with NTFP certification in Brazil