{"id":14769,"date":"2009-03-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-26T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio-based.eu\/news\/index.php?startid=20090327-01n"},"modified":"2009-03-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-26T22:00:00","slug":"faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/faos-nwfp-digest-world-of-non-wood-forest-products-13\/","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. 1\/09, 2009-03-04<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PRODUCTS<\/b><br \/>1. Bark cloth makes comeback on international fashion scene<br \/>2. Bushmeat: Health alert over rise in trade<br \/>3. Guarana beverage<br \/>4. Maple syrup industry hopes product sticks<br \/>5. Medicinal Plants: Scientists unveil herbs that treat epilepsy<br \/>6. Moringa oleifera: La Meringa \u2013 Experimentan con planta nutritiva<br \/>7. Mushroom Extract Improves Effectiveness of Prostate Cancer Treatment<br \/>8. Rattan in Vietnam: WWF unveils sustainable production plan<br \/>9. Sandalwood: A Critical View of Developments<br \/>10. Truffles: Italian group defends honour of rare white truffles<br \/>11. Vegetable ivory: Sustainable jeweller partners with ethical retailer\n<\/li>\n<li><b>COUNTRY INFORMATION<\/b><br \/>12. Amazonia: NWFP valued at \u20ac40-80\/ha per year in new WWF report<br \/>13. Bhutan: Boost for bamboo product makers<br \/>14. India moves to protect traditional medicines from foreign patents<br \/>15. Japan: Denso develops &#8216;organic&#8217; radiator tank<br \/>16. Kenya: Rural communities to benefit from plan to market natural plants<br \/>17. Malaysia: Agarwood Research Centre in Melaka<br \/>18. Malaysia: On a quest to revive tradition<br \/>19. Rwanda: Alleviating poverty through silk production<br \/>20. Sri Lanka: Saving cinnamon industry<br \/>21. Sri Lanka: Relief essential to cinnamon industry<br \/>22. Sudan: Ex-official calls for export-ban on Gum Arabic to ICC supporting countries<br \/>23. USA: Honey laundering\n<\/li>\n<li><b>NEWS<\/b><br \/>24. Albert-Ludwig University Freibrug accepting M.Sc FEM. Applications<br \/>25. Biodiversity International call for submissions<br \/>26. Forest Research Institute University, Dehra Dun, accepting applications<br \/>27. Forests and the global economy: 10 million new jobs<br \/>28. Forestry in a new economic climate<br \/>29. International Year of Natural Fibres 2009 \u2013 an update<br \/>30. Launch of new superfruit beverage<br \/>31. New interactive database on indicators of sustainable forest management in Europe<br \/>32. United Nations-Environment Program to protect bees, pollinators\n<\/li>\n<li><b>EVENTS<\/b><br \/>33. UN Forum on Forests (UNFF)<br \/>34. Towards a Rights-Based Agenda in International Forestry<br \/>35. International Conference on Plants and Environmental Pollution 2009<br \/>36. Tunza International Youth Conference on the Environment<br \/>37. Secondo Congresso Internazionale Construcciones de Cubierta vegetal &#8220;Pinolere 2009\u201d<br \/>38. Plant Conservation for the Next Decade: A Celebration of Kew&#8217;s 250th Anniversar\n<\/li>\n<li><b>REQUESTS<\/b><br \/>39. Request for information: Shorea robusta\n<\/li>\n<li><b>EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES<\/b><br \/>40. The World Resources Institute (WRI) is seeking a Senior Associate\n<\/li>\n<li><b>LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES<\/b><br \/>41. Nature-Friendly Land Use Practices at Multiple Scales<br \/>42. Other publications of interest<br \/>43. Web sites and e-zines\n<\/li>\n<li><b>MISCELLANEOUS<\/b><br \/>44. Bigger trees helping fight against climate change<br \/>45. Palm oil may be single most immediate threat to the greatest number of species<br \/>46. Rural depopulation isn\u2019t just a social problem: it affects wildlife too<\/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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