FAO’s NWFP-Digest-L is a free e-mail journal that covers all aspects of non-wood forest products. All issues of the Digest may be found on FAO’s NWFP home page: www.fao.org/forestry/site/12980/en.
Issue No. 3/09, 2009-04-16
- PRODUCTS
1. Acai berry, SuperFood or SuperFraud?
2. Bamboo: Are eco-conscious consumers being bamboozled?
3. Bamboo firewood and charcoal program in Ethiopia and Ghana
4. Bushmeat in Gabon: Urban hunters do most harm to ape populations
5. Bushmeat in Madagascar: Frogs important food source
6. Bushmeat in Tanzania: Bushmeat hunting constitutes the most immediate threat to wildlife
7. Cat’s claw (Uncaria tomentosa) could tackle dengue fever
8. Chicozapote tree provides new biodegradable chewing gum Chicza
9. Cork: World’s first winery to earn FSC certification
10. Frankincense: A brief catch-up
11. Frankincense oil may be a treatment for bladder cancer
12. Maples in Korea: Gorosoe sap – prized elixir from South Korean forests
13. Medicinal Plants: Nigeria revokes sickle cell drug license
14. Moss: Oakmoss and Treemoss
15. Palm fronds: Palms for Palm Sunday, fair trade and eco-friendly
16. Sclerocarya birrea: A lesser know NWFP of Africa - COUNTRY INFORMATION
17. Bhutan: CountrySTAT-Bhutan – Everything you need to know about agriculture in Bhutan
18. Brazil: Land boost for Indians
19. Bolivia: Tree iguanas targeted by hunters as source of traditional medicine
20. Cambodia: ‘Ecstasy oil’ distilleries threaten rainforests
21. Cameroon: Life around Ngovayang Forest
22. China: Fund aims to preserve culture of conservation in Tibetan communities
23. Georgia: Breakthrough sustainable forest use plan
24. India: Ethnic groups crucial to bio-diversity
25. Madagascar: Scramble to log valuable rainforest trees in midst of crisis
26. Nepal: Small changes improve Nepalese communities’ relationship to forest
27. Perú: Dos millones de plantones de camu camu
28. Tanzania: Traditional practices contribute to conservation of medicinal plants
29. Vietnam: Nghe An exports rattan products for the first time
30. Zambia plans to increase honey production - NEWS
31. Africa: Minister tasks continent on bio-resources development
32. Birdflu antivirus sourced from Indian trees
33. Carnegie Research Fellowship Program accepting applications
34. Finland/FAO provide €14 million for data collection and management skills
35. Forests Move Rain: Study revolutionizes meteorology
36. Plant workshop winds up in Botswana with resolve to create a regional network
37. UNEP-WCMC launches new Carbon and Biodiversity Atlas - REQUESTS
38. Request for information: Rural livelihoods and forest income - EVENTS
39. Second Gender and Forestry Conference
40. Biodiversity Hotspots in the Mediterranean Area
41. Indigenous Plant Use Forum (IPUF) 2009 Annual Conference
42. IPROMO Course on “Developing economic opportunities for mountain areas”
43. Decentralization, Power and Tenure Rights of Forest-Dependent People - EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
44. Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources seeking experts in multiple fields
45. FAO accepting applications for Chief Technical Advisor in Cameroon
46. IFS accepting applications from young scientists
47. World Resources Institute (WRI) is seeking a results-oriented Senior Associate - LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES
48. IIED papers: How to protect forests, improve lives and tackle climate change
49. Research Publications on Jatropha and Pongamia
50. Other publications of interest
51. Web sites and e-zines - MISCELLANEOUS
52. Photovoices: New way to share TK
53. Search for rhino turf in Buxa, India
54. Tree death rate in Pacific Northwest United States doubled in 17 years
Source
NWFP-Digest-L, 2009-04-16.
Supplier
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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