{"id":14346,"date":"2007-04-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-23T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio-based.eu\/news\/index.php?startid=20070424-09n"},"modified":"2007-04-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-23T22:00:00","slug":"world-of-non-wood-forest-products-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/world-of-non-wood-forest-products-4\/","title":{"rendered":"World of Non-Wood Forest Products"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/forestry\/site\/12980\/en\" >NWFP-Digest-L<\/a> is an on-line journal of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/\" >FAO<\/a>. It is focusing on issues of note in the world of Non-Wood Forest Products.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Issue of No. 05\/07, 2007-04-24<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PRODUCTS<\/b><br \/>1. Acorns: Cold snap could cause problems for hunters (USA)<br \/>2. Bamboo in Bhutan: Using bamboo instead of wood<br \/>3. Bamboo: Earthquake-proof houses are successfully test shaken at Colorado State University<br \/>4. Bamboo in India: Bamboo boost for Mizoram<br \/>5. Bamboo in India: Fruits appear in bamboo bushes<br \/>6. Bamboo in India: IGNOU offers certificate course on bamboo craft<br \/>7. Bamboo in the Philippines: Push for commercial bamboo production in Benguet<br \/>8. Boswellia serrata extract scores well in COX-2 comparison<br \/>9. Bushmeat: Taking hunters to the zoo<br \/>10.Ginseng: The first ginseng genome library established in China<br \/>11.Lac in India: Jaipur&#8217;s lac industry is booming<br \/>12.Maple syrup in Canada: Weather blamed for decline in maple syrup production<br \/>13.Maple syrup in the USA: In maple sugar country, creeping fears about climate change<br \/>14.Maple sugar in the USA: Maine law defines &#8216;pure&#8217; maple syrup<br \/>15.Medicinal plants in Botswana: Hoodia gordonii a rare medicinal hope<br \/>16.Medicinal plants in India: immense potential for export growth of herbal products<br \/>17.Moringa oleifera: NGO develops local plant for water purification in Nigeria<br \/>18.Moringa to assist malnourished children in Ghana<br \/>19.Ramps: Are ramps under threat? (WV, USA)<br \/>20.Sandalwood: Kenyan President Kibaki prohibits trade in rare tree species<br \/>21.Sandalwood: India\u2019s sandalwood raises stink in Nepal<br \/>22.Seabuckthorn: Synergistic Superfruit\n<\/li>\n<li><b>COUNTRY INFORMATION<\/b><br \/>23.Australia: Firm gets green light to develop rainforest-based pharmaceuticals<br \/>24.Bulgaria produces 8,000 tons of honey, half of it is exported<br \/>25.Congo (Democratic Republic): Greenpeace spotlights rainforest damage in DRC<br \/>26.Congo (Republic): U.S. Developer to build hotels in Congo National Park<br \/>27.Guyana: UK high commission donates money to GMTCS<br \/>28.India: Jharkhand to invest 151cr to upgrade sericulture production<br \/>29.India: Orissa weavers use dye of wild flower to colour handspun cloth<br \/>30.Indonesia&#8217;s paradise lost &#8211; and regained<br \/>31.Iran to improve medicinal herbs cultivation in 2007<br \/>32.Malaysia: Orang asli told to use their knowledge in jungle plants<br \/>33.Malaysia pins hopes on herbal Viagra for biotech push<br \/>34.Vietnam: Medicinal herbs vanish in Son La\n<\/li>\n<li><b>NEWS<\/b><br \/>35.African nations to make traditional medicine safer<br \/>36.African Women&#8217;s Development Fund<br \/>37.Cosmetics au naturel &#9472; because they&#8217;re worth a lot<br \/>38.Rainforest protection: New fund to conserve Congo Basin\n<\/li>\n<li><b>EVENTS<\/b><br \/>39.Sharing Indigenous Wisdom: An International Dialogue on Sustainable Development<br \/>40.International Conference on Poverty Reduction and Forests Tenure, Market and Policy Reforms<br \/>41.International Congress on A Global Vision of Forestry in the 21st Century<br \/>42.The Future of forests in Asia and the Pacific: outlook for 2020<br \/>43.3rd Global Summit on Medicinal and Aromatic plants\n<\/li>\n<li><b>LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES<\/b><br \/>44.Bioprospecting: Hands off our genes, say Pacific Islanders<br \/>45.PhD publication<br \/>46.Other publications of interest<br \/>47.Web sites and e-zines\n<\/li>\n<li><b>MISCELLANEOUS<\/b><br \/>48.China: Pushing the sands back from Beijing<br \/>49.Costa Rica: Collapse in biodiversity in protected Costa Rican rainforest<br \/>50.Uganda: Poverty destroying forests, says Minister<br \/>51.Vaccination could protect wild apes against ebola virus <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Cf. news of <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/world-of-non-wood-forest-products-5\/\" >2007-03-29<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/world-of-non-wood-forest-products-6\/\" >2007-03-05<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>The NWFP-Digest-L is an on-line journal of the FAO. 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