{"id":14541,"date":"2008-05-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-12T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio-based.eu\/news\/index.php?startid=20080513-03n"},"modified":"2008-05-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-12T22:00:00","slug":"faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-7\/","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. 3\/08, 2008-04-17<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PRODUCTS<\/b><br \/>Bamboo: Dell develops an ecological bamboo computer<br \/>Bamboo &#8216;silk&#8217; protects against UV and bugs<br \/>Ginseng helps cancer patients reduce fatigue, increase energy<br \/>Medicinal plants in Ethiopia: Ethnomedicinal plant knowledge and practice of the Oromo ethnic group<br \/>Medicinal plants in India: Valley medicinal plants hold employment potential<br \/>Medicinal plants in USA: Native medicinal herb could become New Mexico cash crop<br \/>Moringa oleifera: Student researchers study natural water purifier<br \/>Moringa oleifera: Body Shop launches a Moringa bath and body range<br \/>Moringa oleifera: \u2018Malunggay better oil source\u2019<br \/>Mulberry juice drink unveiled<br \/>Mulberry: Indian silk board weaves new mulberry breeds<br \/>Mulberry: Silkworms give Philippine farming town a makeover<br \/>Mushrooms in South Africa: New giant mushroom causes a stir<br \/>Mushrooms in Ukraine: Mushroom prices are 1.5 times as high as in 2007<br \/>Pine bark extract&#8217;s osteoarthritis potential expanded<br \/>Rattan in Indonesia: Artificial rattan gains favour<br \/>Seabuckthorn: Clinically proven treatment offers help to rosacea sufferers\n<\/li>\n<li><b>COUNTRY INFORMATION<\/b><br \/>Brazil: Plans to control access to Amazon<br \/>Canada: Season not so sweet for maple syrup producers<br \/>Ghana: Government taking action to reduce pressure on forests<br \/>Guyana: Forest investment deal boosts Guyana conservation<br \/>India: Bamboo industry eyes slice of $7.5 bn world mkt<br \/>India: Chinese technology likely for State bamboo sector<br \/>India: Cane and bamboo project launched for North East<br \/>India: Bugs to boost Assam\u2019s muga silk production<br \/>India Lac farming boost to tribal families<br \/>Indonesia: The sweetest way to save forests<br \/>Namibia: Community Forestry Project in Omaheke<br \/>Portugal: A revival of the region\u2019s cork producing history<br \/>Sri Lanka: Ceylon cinnamon a money spinner<br \/>UK: Campaign to save forest reptiles<br \/>USA: Untapped resource \u2013 maple sugar<br \/>Vietnam: Ecological tourism development to protect forest biodiversity<br \/>Vietnam: Fragments of grace<br \/>Zambia: Two tree crops provide Zambians with nutrition and fuel\n<\/li>\n<li><b>NEWS<\/b><br \/>American Botanical Council announces Peruvian Amazon and Andes Ethnobotany Ecotour<br \/>Biodiversity key to fighting climate change<br \/>CMS Gorilla Agreement enters into force<br \/>E-discussion forum on underutilized species<br \/>How is a tree valued?<br \/>Is the answer to HIV-associated diarrhea found in South America&#8217;s rain forest?<br \/>The buzz on energy drinks<br \/>World Challenge 2008 (Deadline: 31 May 2008)\n<\/li>\n<li><b>EVENTS<\/b><br \/>IBRA International Workshop on Queen rearing and artificial insemination<br \/>2008 International Scientific Conference on Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change<br \/>Provoking Change: Strategies to promote forest users in the Amazon\n<\/li>\n<li><b>REQUESTS<\/b><br \/>Request for funding: Participatory forest management for herbal medicinal production in Peru\n<\/li>\n<li><b>LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES<\/b><br \/>Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change<br \/>Introducing &#8216;Journal of Medicinal Plant Research (JMPR)&#8217;<br \/>Quality and adulteration problems in certain raw medicinal plants of central India<br \/>The Tropical Agriculturalist \u2013 Beekeeping<br \/>Other publications of interest<br \/>Web sites and e-zines\n<p>(Cf. news of <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-8\/\" >2008-04-18<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products\/\" >2008-02-28<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-2\/\" >2008-01-25<\/a>.)<\/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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