Ntfps contribute about 50 percent of forest revenue and 70 percent of income through export campbell, 1992, cited in sekar et al. Those studies that focused exclusively on areas outside of the humid. The ntfps can also be purpose of use for example, as food, fuel, medicine. Incorporating non timber forest products within forest management can provide social, ecological, and. Several examples are given of how ngos can help local communities to im prove the sustainable. Pdf the scope of nontimber forest products ntfps is broadening. Rocky mountains, for example, sold christmas trees.
Nontimber forest product use and market chains along. They include fruits and nuts, vegetables, fish and game, medicinal plants, resins, essences and a range of barks and fibres such as bamboo, rattans, and a host of other palms and grasses. Nontimber forest products, livelihood, sustainable development. Service defines them as special forest products usda forest service 2001. Forests and nontimber forest products nontimber forest products ntfps are any product or service other than timber that is produced in forests. The example of india indicates that this view is highly distorted. Non timber forest products in the southeastern united states are rich and varied and contribute millions of dollars to the economies of timber producing states. Three counties, one in kentucky and two in tennessee, are perceived to have more than 100 ntfp enterprises producing edible forest products. For example, deforestation and lower tree cover have been. Some examples include mushrooms, berries, bark, burls, conks, cones, boughs, diamond willow, landscaping transplants, and sap. Pdf non timber forest products ntfps for sustained livelihood. These alternative products are found growing under the forest canopy as herbs, shrubs, vines, moss and even lichen. But, a more common and widespread term is nontimber forest products.
The issues surrounding the certification of forests with significant nontimber forest product valuesfor both subsistence and commercial useare complex and varied. The importance of nontimber forest products for forestbased rural livelihoods. Cameroon, central african republic car, republic of congo or congobrazzaville referred to in the report as congob, democratic republic of congo drc, gabon, equatorial guinea. Nontimber forest products southern research station. Pdf non timber forest products ntfps for sustained.
Nontimber forest products cover a wide range of roots, barks, stems, exudates, leaves, fruits, flowers, seeds, fungi, invertebrates as well as birds, animals and related products. To many forest managers ntfps are still what they used to be called until recently. Important nontimber forest products in the project intervention areas in fiji. Nontimber forest products ntfp are generally defined as products derived from biological resources.
The importance of nontimber forest products ntfps to rural livelihoods is. Freerk wiersum2 summary in the past, the capacity of nontimber forest products ntfps to contribute to tropical forest conservation and poverty alleviation was regarded as very promising. Challenges and strategies article pdf available in research journal of forestry 101. The importance of nontimber forest products for forest.
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