Many trees are important to local communities for health, income, nutrition, and construction purposes, and to timber companies for their wood. Timber production and exports have increased in Central Africa over the last decade. Furthermore, the number of species exploited for timber purposes hav...
Ndoye, O.
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[Timber harvesting, non timber forest products and rural livelihoods in Central Africa]
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Timber harvesting, non timber forest products and rural livelihoods in Central Africa
An ethnobotanical survey was carried out in eight villages around Mount Cameroon in the South West Region of Cameroon. It was focused on determining the uses of the members of the family Annonaceae in this region. Show and Tell Semi-structured Interviews employing a checklist of questions and dir...
Bele, M.Y.
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Focho, D.A.
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Egbe, E.A.
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Chuyong, G.B.
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[Ethnobotanical survey of the uses of Annonaceae around mount Cameroon]
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Ethnobotanical survey of the uses of Annonaceae around mount Cameroon
Uncaria tomentosa and U. guíanensis have been important in traditional healing in many South American countries. These species contain some sixty active substances which are widely tested for possible medical treatments. U. tomentosa has been traded from Peru until it reached a peak export of 726...
Jong, W. de
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Melnyk, M.
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Lozano, L.A.
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Rosales, M.
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García, M.
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[Una de gato: fate and future of a Peruvian forest resource]
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Una de gato: fate and future of a Peruvian forest resource
Uncaria tomentosa and U. guianensis appear to hold a potential to become an important export commodity and a source of income for small farmers in the tropical forest belt of the country. Both species have been important in traditional healing in many South American countries. They contain about ...
Jong, W. de
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Melnyk, M.
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Alfaro, L.
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Rosales, M.
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García, M.
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[A concerted approach to una de gato development in Peru]
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A concerted approach to una de gato development in Peru
This paper use a conceptual box-and-arrow model for understanding woodland use in Zimbabwe in the context of the complex ecological-social-economic system of which it is part. Central themes within the model are: the policy framework; local institutions; land pressures; rural-urban relationships;...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Frost, P.
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Goebel, A.
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Standa-Gunda, W.
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Mukamuri, B.
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Veenan, M.
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[A conceptual model of woodland use and change in Zimbabwe]
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A conceptual model of woodland use and change in Zimbabwe
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
United Nations Environment Programme
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[Global Outlook on SCP Policies: Taking Action Together [Preview of main report]]
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Global Outlook on SCP Policies: Taking Action Together [Preview of main report]
United Nations Environment Programme
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[Green Economy Sectoral Study: BioTrade: Harnessing the Potential for Transitioning to a green Economy - The Case of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Nepal]
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Green Economy Sectoral Study: BioTrade: Harnessing the Potential for Transitioning to a green Economy - The Case of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Nepal
This CD contains a collection of CIFOR’s key NTFP-related publications. It includes nine books, two journal articles, three working papers and a video. The different publications present a wide variety of information, from chapters focusing on a particular product in a particular village to an ar...
Belcher, B.
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Kusters, K.
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Suharyanto, G.
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Sampurna, Y.
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Prianto, E.
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Syamsudin, I.
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[Non-timber forest products: selected publications from CIFOR]
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Non-timber forest products: selected publications from CIFOR