{"id":14564,"date":"2008-04-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-17T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio-based.eu\/news\/index.php?startid=20080418-03n"},"modified":"2008-04-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-17T22:00:00","slug":"faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-8\/","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 \/>1. Bamboo: Researchers lead way to medical bamboo fabric<br \/>2. Bamboo buzz<br \/>3. Bamboo kitchen cloth launched<br \/>4. Bamboo in Bangladesh: Steps needed to flourish bamboo handicraft sector<br \/>5. Bamboo in India: $2 m bamboo project for N-E launched<br \/>6. Bamboo in Kenya: Plans to turn bamboo into money maker for farmers<br \/>7. Berries: Indian berries may fight dengue mosquitoes<br \/>8. Berries: Studies show goji berries are among the most nutritious foods on the planet<br \/>9. Cork: Wine makers now prefer aluminium caps over corks<br \/>10. Ginseng: Major ginseng research program<br \/>11. Gum Arabic: Pectin replaces gum arabic for better beverage stability: study<br \/>12. Medicinal plants in India: Indian herbal market to grow by 20%<br \/>13. Medicinal plants: Medicinal knowledge related to Diabetes Type II<br \/>14. Moringa in Kenya: Farmers eye indigenous tree to boost their income<br \/>15. Moringa in the Philippines: RP biotech firm to sell moringa oil to US<br \/>16. Sandalwood oil deal with Lush (UK)<br \/>17. Sandalwood: Fresh bid to check sandalwood smuggling in India<br \/>18. Shea butter in Ghana: 312 women train in shea butter production<br \/>19. Shea butter in Nigeria: NSG grants tax relief to investors<br \/>20. Stevia: Innovation still driving force for additives\n<\/li>\n<li><b>COUNTRY INFORMATION<\/b><br \/>21. Brazil: Human impacts on primate conservation in central Amazonia<br \/>22. Canada must adapt to climate impact on forests<br \/>23. China: Chinese biofuel &#8216;could endanger biodiversity&#8217;<br \/>24. Ghana: Traditional medicine practitioners meet On HIV\/Aids<br \/>25. India: UP tribals demand forest rights<br \/>26. Ireland: Felling debate<br \/>27. Malaysia: Orang Asli couple happy with income from wild plants<br \/>28. Namibia: San medicine could be hijacked &#8211; study<br \/>29. Netherlands: Mushroom varieties disappear<br \/>30. Tanzania: Fruits of the Soil<br \/>31. Uganda: UK project to boost honey<br \/>32. Vietnam: Anti-cancer pines virtually wiped out\n<\/li>\n<li><b>NEWS<\/b><br \/>33. Call for Nominations: Equator Prize 2008<br \/>34. Indigenous peoples of Congo map their forests with GPS in an effort to save them<br \/>35. International Alliance will unite the forest peoples of the world<br \/>36. International Fellowships available at the World Forest Institute, USA<br \/>37. Putting a value on rainforests<br \/>38. Tapping biotechnology vs. cancer<br \/>39. Trade is virtual but the wildlife isn\u2019t\n<\/li>\n<li><b>EVENTS<\/b><br \/>40. Revolutionising the Global Indian Sandalwood (Santalum album) Supply<br \/>41. 2008 Training Course on Bamboo Technologies for Developing Countries<br \/>42. 2008 Global Katoomba Meeting: Developing an Infrastructure Fund for the Planet<br \/>43. First World Congress of Environmental History 2009\n<\/li>\n<li><b>REQUESTS<\/b><br \/>44. Request for information: foliage\n<\/li>\n<li><b>LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES<\/b><br \/>45. Community-based Ecological Monitoring \u2013 Manual for Practitioners<br \/>46. Doctoral thesis on spice-crop agroforestry systems<br \/>47. Microfinance and forest-based small-scale enterprises \u2013 Arabic version<br \/>48. Zimbabwe: Book provides vital data on biodiversity<br \/>49. Other publications of interest<br \/>50. Web sites and e-zines\n<\/li>\n<li><b>MISCELLANEOUS<\/b><br \/>48. Conservation areas &#8216;neglected&#8217; under current efforts<br \/>52. &#8220;Mountains and People\u201d Global Digital Photo Contest<br \/>53. Swedish tree may be world&#8217;s oldest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Cf. news of <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products\/\" >2008-02-28<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-2\/\" >2008-01-25<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-3\/\" >2007-12-03<\/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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