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
Because the term non-timber forest products encompasses such a vast array of goods, various certification schemes are being applied to them with greater or lesser degrees of success and relevance. This review positions NTFPs within the context of sustainable forest product certification, describi...
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...
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
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