{"id":14477,"date":"2007-08-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-28T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio-based.eu\/news\/index.php?startid=20070829-02n"},"modified":"2007-08-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-08-28T22:00:00","slug":"faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-5\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;FAO&rsquo;s NWFP-Digest: World of Non-Wood Forest Products&#8221;"},"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. Back 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>Readers are invited to contribute to a brief evaluation of some of the on-line products of FAO and partners on Non-Wood Forest Products, Wood Energy, Forest Harvesting and Environmental Impact Assessments. Please would you take a few minutes to complete a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s.aspx?sm=seDkfbMexAiy35iUOvb3uQ_3d_3d\" >short survey<\/a>. Thank you!<\/p>\n<p><b>Issue of No. 09\/07, 2007-08-28<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PRODUCTS<\/b><br \/>1. Bamboo-fibre goods to set new fashion trends<br \/>2. Bamboo for housing construction<br \/>3. Cinnamon: Study finds mixed results of cinnamon&#8217;s therapeutic effects<br \/>4. Medicinal plants: Poultry farmers in Uganda take on herbs to control diseases<br \/>5. Medicinal plants used in organic clothing line<br \/>6. Moringa oleifera: The lowly malunggay takes center stage in the Philippines<br \/>7. Pine needles: Biotech finds pine needle ulcer remedy<br \/>8. Rattan: Searching for the secret of sustainable rattan use<br \/>9. Seabuckthorn: International trade centre to come up in J&#038;K (India)<br \/>10.Truffles: Giant field of rare black truffles in Poland\n<\/li>\n<li><b>COUNTRY INFORMATION<\/b><br \/>11.Brazilian exports of honey increase by 1.7%<br \/>12.Bulgaria: President affirms Bulgaria\u2019s forests as national symbol<br \/>13.Cuba to Plant 135 Million Trees<br \/>14.Ethiopia:  Bamboo to join country\u2019s export list<br \/>15.Fiji: Keeping tapa art alive<br \/>16.Indian herbal medicines look for global market<br \/>17.Liberia: Dr. Sawyer Addresses Green Advocates Lecture Series<br \/>18.Thailand: Bringing back the forests<br \/>19.Uganda: West Nile a hub for honey production<br \/>20.Uganda: Danida gives Sh2.4b for Forest Reserve<br \/>21.Uganda: 50 indigenous tree species restored in Mabira Forest<br \/>22.UK: Disease puts Christmas trees in danger<br \/>23.USA: Promising outlook for American Chestnut trees<br \/>24.Vietnam: Rare trees threatened nationwide\n<\/li>\n<li><b>News<\/b><br \/>25.Biopiracy: Namibian Government to act against plant pirates<br \/>26.Student discovers Stone Age chewing gum<br \/>27.Trading goods in Cambodia and Lao\n<\/li>\n<li><b>EVENTS<\/b><br \/>28.Stakeholders\u2019 workshop on Wild Aromatic, Culinary and Medicinal Plants of Egypt<br \/>29.38th International Symposium on Essential Oils<br \/>30.4th International Medicinal Mushroom Conference<br \/>31.Enjoy and Protect our Forests<br \/>32.The 8th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas<br \/>33.18th Commonwealth Forestry Conference\n<\/li>\n<li><b>LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES<\/b><br \/>34.Wild harvesting of aromatic and medicinal plants<br \/>35.Other publications of interest<br \/>36.Web sites and e-zines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Cf. news of <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/world-of-non-wood-forest-products\/\" >2007-08-12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/world-of-non-wood-forest-products-2\/\" >2007-07-19<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/world-of-non-wood-forest-products-3\/\" >2007-07-01<\/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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