{"id":14757,"date":"2009-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-15T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio-based.eu\/news\/index.php?startid=20090416-03n"},"modified":"2009-04-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-15T22:00:00","slug":"faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-12\/","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\/09, 2009-04-16<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PRODUCTS<\/b><br \/>1. Acai berry, SuperFood or SuperFraud?<br \/>2. Bamboo: Are eco-conscious consumers being bamboozled?<br \/>3. Bamboo firewood and charcoal program in Ethiopia and Ghana<br \/>4. Bushmeat in Gabon: Urban hunters do most harm to ape populations<br \/>5. Bushmeat in Madagascar: Frogs important food source<br \/>6. Bushmeat in Tanzania: Bushmeat hunting constitutes the most immediate threat to wildlife<br \/>7. Cat&#8217;s claw (Uncaria tomentosa) could tackle dengue fever<br \/>8. Chicozapote tree provides new biodegradable chewing gum Chicza<br \/>9. Cork: World\u2019s first winery to earn FSC certification<br \/>10. Frankincense: A brief catch-up<br \/>11. Frankincense oil may be a treatment for bladder cancer<br \/>12. Maples in Korea: Gorosoe sap \u2013 prized elixir from South Korean forests<br \/>13. Medicinal Plants: Nigeria revokes sickle cell drug license<br \/>14. Moss: Oakmoss and Treemoss<br \/>15. Palm fronds: Palms for Palm Sunday, fair trade and eco-friendly<br \/>16. Sclerocarya birrea: A lesser know NWFP of Africa <\/li>\n<li><b>COUNTRY INFORMATION<\/b><br \/>17. Bhutan: CountrySTAT-Bhutan \u2013 Everything you need to know about agriculture in Bhutan<br \/>18. Brazil: Land boost for Indians<br \/>19. Bolivia: Tree iguanas targeted by hunters as source of traditional medicine<br \/>20. Cambodia: &#8216;Ecstasy oil&#8217; distilleries threaten rainforests<br \/>21. Cameroon: Life around Ngovayang Forest<br \/>22. China: Fund aims to preserve culture of conservation in Tibetan communities<br \/>23. Georgia: Breakthrough sustainable forest use plan<br \/>24. India: Ethnic groups crucial to bio-diversity<br \/>25. Madagascar: Scramble to log valuable rainforest trees in midst of crisis<br \/>26. Nepal: Small changes improve Nepalese communities\u2019 relationship to forest<br \/>27. Per\u00fa: Dos millones de plantones de camu camu<br \/>28. Tanzania: Traditional practices contribute to conservation of medicinal plants<br \/>29. Vietnam: Nghe An exports rattan products for the first time<br \/>30. Zambia plans to increase honey production<\/li>\n<li><b>NEWS<\/b><br \/>31. Africa: Minister tasks continent on bio-resources development<br \/>32. Birdflu antivirus sourced from Indian trees<br \/>33. Carnegie Research Fellowship Program accepting applications<br \/>34. Finland\/FAO provide \u20ac14 million for data collection and management skills<br \/>35. Forests Move Rain: Study revolutionizes meteorology<br \/>36. Plant workshop winds up in Botswana with resolve to create a regional network<br \/>37. UNEP-WCMC launches new Carbon and Biodiversity Atlas <\/li>\n<li><b>REQUESTS<\/b><br \/>38. Request for information: Rural livelihoods and forest income<\/li>\n<li><b>EVENTS<\/b><br \/>39. Second Gender and Forestry Conference<br \/>40. Biodiversity Hotspots in the Mediterranean Area<br \/>41. Indigenous Plant Use Forum (IPUF) 2009 Annual Conference<br \/>42. IPROMO Course on &#8220;Developing economic opportunities for mountain areas&#8221;<br \/>43. Decentralization, Power and Tenure Rights of Forest-Dependent People<\/li>\n<li><b>EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES<\/b><br \/>44. Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources seeking experts in multiple fields<br \/>45. FAO accepting applications for Chief Technical Advisor in Cameroon<br \/>46. IFS accepting applications from young scientists<br \/>47. World Resources Institute (WRI) is seeking a results-oriented Senior Associate<\/li>\n<li><b>LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES<\/b><br \/>48. IIED papers: How to protect forests, improve lives and tackle climate change<br \/>49. Research Publications on Jatropha and Pongamia<br \/>50. Other publications of interest<br \/>51. Web sites and e-zines<\/li>\n<li><b>MISCELLANEOUS<\/b><br \/>52. Photovoices: New way to share TK<br \/>53. Search for rhino turf in Buxa, India<br \/>54. Tree death rate in Pacific Northwest United States doubled in 17 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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