{"id":14407,"date":"2008-01-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-24T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio-based.eu\/news\/index.php?startid=20080125-04n"},"modified":"2008-01-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-24T22:00:00","slug":"faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FAO\u2019s NWFP-Digest: World of Non-Wood Forest Products"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/\" >FAO<\/a>\u2019s 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&#8217;s NWFP home page: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/forestry\/site\/12980\/en\" >www.fao.org\/forestry\/site\/12980\/en<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Issue No. 1\/08, 2008-01-15<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>NEW FAO STRATEGY FOR FORESTRY<\/b>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>PRODUCTS<\/b><br \/>Bamboo in India: Bamboo scarcity strikes paper mill<br \/>Bamboo in the Philippines: Bamboo propagation, promotion program launched<br \/>Ginseng aids vaccination response in horses<br \/>Honey &#8211; nature&#8217;s infection-fighter making a medical comeback<br \/>Honey fails ulcer test<br \/>Honey: A tree full of honey<br \/>Maple syrup in Canada: Winter boding well for New Brunswick&#8217;s syrup producers<br \/>Medicinal insects: Scientists discuss medicinal insects<br \/>Medicinal plants in Bangladesh:  Rearing the rare plants<br \/>Medicinal plants in Myanmar: Herbal park set up to promote traditional medicines<br \/>Medicinal plants in South Africa: Traditional medicine supplies falling as demand rises<br \/>Moringa: Multi-purpose moringa tree to grow on Molokai, Hawaii<br \/>Pine straw big business in state forests (USA)<br \/>Shea butter: butter yourself up<br \/>Silk in India: Extension of anti dumping duty on raw silk<br \/>Silk in Rwanda: Country to produce silk worm eggs<br \/>Soapnut: The latest laundry soaps<br \/>Stevia: GLG ramps up stevia production for Rebiana supply<br \/>Tanning leather: Need to explore niche markets for EI leather\n<\/li>\n<li><b>COUNTRY INFORMATION<\/b><br \/>Australia: Europe a weak link in the native food chain<br \/>Chile approves native forest law after 15 years<br \/>Ghana: Nature provides honey to compensate flood victims<br \/>India: Project to protect sandalwood trees<br \/>India: Dogs to be trained to go after smugglers, poachers<br \/>Indonesia: Illegal logging and road building threatens tigers and tribes of the Heart of Sumatra<br \/>Philippines: Non-timber forest products and upland poverty<br \/>Turkey is second in honey production<br \/>UK: Campaign to turn cards into trees<br \/>USA: Forest Watch joins Center for Biological Diversity to Advocate for Northeast Lands and Species<br \/>Vietnam: Government approves French-funded ecotourism in Lao Cai<br \/>Vietnam: Local scientists extract cancer drug from native plant\n<\/li>\n<li><b>NEWS<\/b><br \/>Bioprospecting: On a remote path to cures<br \/>Participants at NTFP training in Russia are welcome!<br \/>PNG to benefit from Norway&#8217;s donation for rainforest nations<br \/>Prince Charles to work with Norway to save forests<br \/>UN strikes new forest accord\n<\/li>\n<li><b>EVENTS<\/b><br \/>Forest Classification: A Definitional Quagmire or What is a tree? Where is the forest?<br \/>International Seminar on Medicinal Plants &#038; Herbal Products &#038; International Herbo Expo &#8211; 2008<br \/>International Conference on Forests, Bioenergy and Climate Change.<br \/>Conference &#8216;Forest Recreation and Tourism serving Urbanized Societies&#8217; <br \/>2nd International Beekeeping Congress<br \/>Conference &#8216;Landscape Ecology and Forest Management: Challenges and Solutions&#8217;\n<\/li>\n<li><b>REQUESTS<\/b><br \/>45. Request to complete a survey: The dilemma of dissemination in research\n<\/li>\n<li><b>LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES<\/b><br \/>NTFP Proceedings now available<br \/>Other publications of interest\n<\/li>\n<li><b>MISCELLANEOUS<\/b><br \/>Brazil: Inpe will map post-harvest forests in Amazonia<br \/>Elephants keep ants in harmony with tree hosts<br \/>&#8216;No clear trend&#8217; in forest loss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Cf. news of <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-3\/\" >2007-12-03<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-4\/\" >2007-10-30<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-5\/\" >2007-08-29<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>FAO&rsquo;s NWFP-Digest-L is a free e-mail journal that covers all aspects of non-wood forest products. 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