{"id":14499,"date":"2008-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-31T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio-based.eu\/news\/index.php?startid=20080731-04n"},"modified":"2008-08-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-07-31T22:00:00","slug":"faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-6\/","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. 5\/08, 2008-07-30<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PRODUCTS<\/b><br \/>Agarwood in high demand (Thailand)<br \/>Bamboo: Building on bamboo<br \/>Bamboo bridge spans the River Tyne (UK)<br \/>Baobab: New exotic fruit to hit UK shops<br \/>Berries (Goji berry): &#8216;Super berry&#8217; poses risk to UK&#8217;s tomato and potato crops<br \/>Berries (Synsepalum dulcificum): Miracle fruit turns sour into sweet<br \/>Brazil nuts in Peru: A lot of nuts, a lot of noise<br \/>Bushmeat: The other food crisis<br \/>Gum Arabic: Sudan&#8217;s manna from heaven and strategic weapon<br \/>Honey: Battling the MRSA Superbug with Manuka Honey<br \/>Honey in the USA: Distinctive flavors inhabit honey<br \/>Medicinal plants: Scientists in malaria battle<br \/>Moringa: HIV\/AIDS Caregivers urged to provide quality care<br \/>Moringa: Planting of malunggay trees encouraged in schools<br \/>Moringa: Himalayan tree offers fuel crop hope<br \/>Mushrooms: Antibiotic-producing mushroom discovered<br \/>Mushrooms in Bhutan: Generating Yartsa Goenbub in the lab<br \/>Mulberry: Useful protein found in mulberry<br \/>Stevia: Coke, Cargill launch Stevia-based sweetener<br \/>Stevia in Kenya: Finlays in medicinal herb venture<br \/>Truffles take off in WA, Australia\n<\/li>\n<li><b>COUNTRY INFORMATION<\/b><br \/>Australia: Sandalwood plantation for far north<br \/>Bolivia: 2008 exports of forest products from La Paz and Santa Cruz drop 26%<br \/>Cameroon: Studies recommend more forest access for Baka Pygmies<br \/>Canada: Ontario to preserve one-half of its Boreal Forest, more than 55 million acres<br \/>China: ADB helps China improve Baiyangdian Ecosystem<br \/>Ecuador Constitutional Assembly votes to approve rights of nature in new constitution<br \/>Ghana: MOFA makes advances to boost Sheanut production<br \/>India: Centrally sponsored Scheme on National Mission on Medicinal Plants<br \/>India: Villagers in Orissa depend on Mahua flowers for their livelihood<br \/>India: East India Leather is now an exclusive geo product<br \/>Kenya wins international recognition for forests<br \/>Mali: Forum des investisseurs sur la fili\u00e8re-karit\u00e9 au Mali<br \/>Qatar: Bioprospecting plant genetic resources<br \/>Solomon Islands: Honey production encouraged<br \/>Turkey: Turkish valley to be developed as ecotourism area\n<\/li>\n<li><b>NEWS<\/b><br \/>Africans urged to &#8216;eat locally&#8217; at poor people&#8217;s summit<br \/>Climate friendly cars: Prototype sustainable wooden car unveiled<br \/>Global Forest Plan could boost fight against poverty and climate change\n<\/li>\n<li><b>EVENTS<\/b><br \/>&#8220;Trees Connecting People: In Action Together\u201d<br \/>BfD Beekeepers&#8217; Safaris \u2013 latest dates<br \/>&#8220;Poplars, willows and people&#8217;s wellbeing&#8221; \u2013 23rd Session of the International Poplar Commission Conference<br \/>Cultivated Agarwood in Vietnam; A guided field tour of successful Agarwood production in the Mekong Delta.<br \/>Training programme: \u2018Governance for forests, nature and people\u2019\n<\/li>\n<li><b>REQUESTS<\/b><br \/>Request for information: Curaua fiber\n<\/li>\n<li><b>LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES<\/b><br \/>Africa \u2013 Atlas of our Changing Environment now available<br \/>Other publications of interest<br \/>Web sites and e-zines\n<\/li>\n<li><b>MISCELLANEOUS<\/b><br \/>African &#8216;wall of trees&#8217; gets underway<br \/>Mexico plants 8 million trees in latest green project<br \/>Papua New Guinea\u2019s forests all but gone in 13 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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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