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There is a rapidly growing interest in, and demand for, non-timber
forest products (NTFPs). They provide critical resources across the
globe fulfilling nutritional, medicinal, financial and cultural
needs. However, they have been largely overlooked in mainstream
conservation and forestry politics. This volume explains the use
and importance of certification and eco-labelling for guaranteeing
best management practices of non-timber forest products in the
field. Using extensive case studies and global profiles of
non-timber forest products, this work not only seeks to further our
comprehension of certification processes but also broaden
understanding of non-timber forest product management, harvesting
and marketing. It should be useful to forest managers,
policy-makers and conservation organizations as well as for
academics in these areas.
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 two and half decades. The
book explores the evolution of sentiments regarding the potential
of NTFPs in promoting options for sustainable multi-purpose forest
management, income generation and poverty alleviation. Based on a
critical analysis of the debates and discourses it employs a
systematic approach to present a balanced and realistic perspective
on the benefits and challenges associated with NTFP use and
management within local livelihoods and landscapes, supported with
case examples from both the southern and northern hemispheres. This
book covers the social, economic and ecological dimensions of NTFPs
and closes with an examination of future prospects and research
directions.
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 two and half decades. The
book explores the evolution of sentiments regarding the potential
of NTFPs in promoting options for sustainable multi-purpose forest
management, income generation and poverty alleviation. Based on a
critical analysis of the debates and discourses it employs a
systematic approach to present a balanced and realistic perspective
on the benefits and challenges associated with NTFP use and
management within local livelihoods and landscapes, supported with
case examples from both the southern and northern hemispheres. This
book covers the social, economic and ecological dimensions of NTFPs
and closes with an examination of future prospects and research
directions.
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