It has generally been assumed that rattan resources would be available for use for perpetuity. However, in the last two decades, these resources have dwindled, affecting the once flourishing furniture industry, as well as lowering the income of the tribal and rural people in many countries in the...
This publication describes a limited number of species of bamboo and rattan selected from the several hundred in existence for priority research and development; the background details, criteria for selection of species, the major priority bamboo and rattan species selected and notes on each one ...
Rao, A.N.
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Ramanatha Rao, V.
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Williams, J.T.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
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[Priority species of bamboo and rattan]
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Priority species of bamboo and rattan
Although palms are relatively poorly represented on the African continent, with only around 50 species, the products derived from palms nonetheless play a crucial role in the livelihoods of local people. This book is the first identification aid for the rattan palms of the entire continent. It ai...
Ngakan, P.O.
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Komarudin, H.
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Achmad, A.
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Wahyudi
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Tako, A.
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[Ketergantungan, persepsi dan partisipasi masyarakat terhadap sumberdaya hayati hutan: studi kasus di dusun Pampli kabupaten Luwu utara, Sulawesi selatan]
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Ketergantungan, persepsi dan partisipasi masyarakat terhadap sumberdaya hayati hutan: studi kasus di dusun Pampli kabupaten Luwu utara, Sulawesi selatan
This book contains 17 case studies of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in Africa. it reveals an ancient system of resources moving through space and time, resources which further enable African people benefit from their marketing capacity locally. As these case studies show, establishing or str...
Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Ndoye, O.
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[Forest products, livelihoods and conservation: case studies on non-timber forest product systems. volume 2 - Africa]
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Forest products, livelihoods and conservation: case studies on non-timber forest product systems. volume 2 - Africa
This volume brings to life 19 case studies featuring forest plants and animals. The botanical cases are presented according to the main part of the plant being used - the fruit, bark, roots or wood. Sometimes the plants have multiple uses, or different cultures may use the same part of a particul...