{"id":14363,"date":"2007-03-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-04T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio-based.eu\/news\/index.php?startid=20070305-17n"},"modified":"2007-03-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-03-04T22:00:00","slug":"world-of-non-wood-forest-products-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/world-of-non-wood-forest-products-6\/","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. 03\/07, 2007-03-02<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PRODUCTS<\/b><br \/>1. A\u00e7a\u00ed: Brazil regains &#8216;a\u00e7a\u00ed&#8217; trademark from Japan<br \/>2. Allspice: High demand for pimento<br \/>3. Bamboo: Hong Kong skyscrapers made of bamboo<br \/>4. Bamboo: NIDian develops bamboo shelter prototype that\u2019s ideal for beaches<br \/>5. Bushmeat: NYC immigrant at center of bushmeat case<br \/>6. Edible insects: Eating worms and protecting parks Namibia<br \/>7. Honey: New study of Spanish varieties<br \/>8. Honey: Aussie bee honey &#8216;an antibiotic&#8217; in UK<br \/>9. Medicinal plants: Global standard set for wild medicinal plant harvesting<br \/>10.Moringa oleifera used in water treatment projects in Kenya<br \/>11.Oleoresins add flavour to food<br \/>12.Tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) can increase infection risk, skin irritation<br \/>13.Truffles in Australia: Fears tax decision to stifle truffle industry<\/li>\n<li><b>COUNTRY INFORMATION<\/b><br \/>14.Angola: German NGO for dissemination of natural medicine<br \/>15.Bangladesh drafts poachers to protect forest<br \/>16.Brazil: Warming may kill off Brazil species, studies find<br \/>17.Brazil&#8217;s dream project: bringing moribund Atlantic rainforest back<br \/>18.Brunei: firms and groups invited to propose projects to tap nation&#8217;s forests<br \/>19.Costa Rica: Children\u2019s eternal rainforest<br \/>20.Ecuador: Eco-tourism hope for Ecuador tribes<br \/>21.Ethiopia: Workshop for promoting the sustainable development of Ethiopian bamboo &#8211; results<br \/>22.Honduras: Artesan\u00edas con ac\u00edculas de pino<br \/>23.Israel&#8217;s Bedouin women turn desert plants into skin remedies<br \/>24.Liberia: New trust fund will finance protection of some 30% of forests<br \/>25.Malaysia: Forest nomads blockade logging road<br \/>26.Namibia: Medicinal plant growing in importance<br \/>27.Pakistan: Weeklong drive to plant 300,000 trees starts Monday<br \/>28.Philippines: Upland dwellers tapped to manage forest resource<br \/>29.Scotland: &#8216;Wild Products&#8217; Sector Research and Development<br \/>30.Uganda: Aloe vera farmers to get sh1b plant<br \/>31.Vietnam: Traditional medical museum opens<\/li>\n<li><b>NEWS<\/b><br \/>32.Africa: Scientists count Africa&#8217;s ecological riches<br \/>33.BioTrade in native natural ingredients<br \/>34.Ecotourism: Caribbean gathering to bring ecotourism to the forefront of tourism<br \/>35.Eighteenth session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO)<br \/>36.Empowering women entrepreneurs in developing countries<br \/>37.Film: Let\u2019s know medicinal herbs<\/li>\n<li><b>EVENTS<\/b><br \/>38.Formation sur Sylviculture truffi\u00e8re multifonctionnelle et trufficulture<br \/>39.Global ecotourism conference<br \/>40.Youth Encounter on Sustainability &#8220;YES 2007&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><b>EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES<\/b><br \/>41.Director, Centre for Non Timber Resources, Royal Roads University, Canada (Revised)<\/li>\n<li><b>REQUESTS<\/b><br \/>42.Request for information: bamboo\/bamboo charcoal as renewable energy<\/li>\n<li><b>LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES<\/b><br \/>43.Other publications of interest<br \/>44.Web sites and e-zines<\/li>\n<li><b>MISCELLANEOUS<\/b><br \/>45.Afghan women grow trees to lift their own lives<br \/>46.Indonesia: Illegal logging hits Asian forests, orangutans &#8211; UN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>For the full-text of the e-bulletin or to subscribe take a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/forestry\/site\/12980\/en\" >NWFP-Digest-L<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>(Cf. news of <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/world-of-non-wood-forest-products-7\/\" >2007-02-16<\/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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