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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Non-Timber Forest Products"”.
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Exploring The Market Potential Of Non-Timber Forest Products In The United States
This thesis focuses on market opportunities for Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs), and the challenges and opportunities associated with their commercialization, based on the following questions: (1) What are the barriers and enabling factors affecting the value chains of NTFPs, and what are the …
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Non-timber Forest Products, Gender, and Households in Nicaragua: A Commodity Chain Analysis
… the intersection of gender, households, and the non-timber forest product market. Based around the concept of commodity chain analysis, this research examines each stage in two non-timber forest products', straw brooms and coco baskets, life cycles from extraction to final sale. The first …
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The Management of National Forests of Eastern United States for Non-Timber Forest Products
Many products are harvested from the forests of the United States in addition to timber. These non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are plants, parts of plants, or fungi that are harvested from within and on the edges of natural, disturbed or managed forests. Often, NTFPs are harvested from public …
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Can we see the forest for the trees? : a case study of marketing non-timber forest products
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1991.
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Non-Timber Forest Products Marketing Systems and Market Players in Southwest Virginia: A Case Study of Craft, Medicinal and Herbal, Specialty Wood, and Edible Forest Products
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are important in rural southwest Virginia as a source of household sustenance and supplemental income. The trade in NTFPs from this region is centuries old and now helps supply growing worldwide demands. Although marketing is a vital part of optimizing the value …
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The governance of indigenous natural products in Namibia: Nature, diversity and dynamics
Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) are harvested in many countries for subsistence purposes as well as for trade. These products provide a livelihood to households when used for subsistence or sale; they also generate significant revenue for companies and governments. Estimating the value and …
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The contribution of Eucalyptus woodlots initiative to livelihoods of small-scale timber growers in Vhembe district, Limpopo Province
… the rural households; they provide an array of products, particularly timber and fuelwood. However, there is lack of information on contribution of Eucalyptus woodlots on the livelihoods of rural small-scale timber growers in Vhembe district, Limpopo. Establishment of Eucalyptus woodlots could …
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Impacts of commercialising Commiphora wildii in two conservancies in North Western Namibia
The role that non-timber forest products (NTFPs) play in the lives of rural people is increasingly acknowledged. Commercialising these products is seen as a strategy to alleviate poverty in developing countries. In this study one such product is explored, namely an essential oil derived from the …
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Spatiotemporal Informatics for Sustainable Forest Production Utilizing Forest Inventory and Remotely Sensed Data
… for assessing the status and trends of forests, trees, their products, and their services. Techniques for using readily available data such as the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) database and output from forest disturbance detection algorithms derived from Landsat data, such as …
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Factors Affecting the Adoption and Retention of Conservation Buffers
… than excludes production. By incorporating non-timber forest products (NTFPs), edible or ornamental crops can be harvested for profit or home use, while retaining key environmental services. Beyond low adoption rates, little is known about the long-term retention of conservation buffers due …
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Sustainable Rural Livelihoods and Women's Access to Resources in a Southern Ghanaian' Forest Community
… examines the organization of livelihoods in a forest reserve fringe community in south western Ghana. Livelihoods in these communities have been organized within three main contexts. These are community vulnerabilities of increasing population, decreasing soil fertility and poor infrastructural …
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For Logs, For Traditional Purposes and For Food: Identification of Multiple-Use Plant Species of Northern Amazonia and an Assessment of Factors Associated with Their Distribution
… associated with their distribution. As tropical forests continue to decline the most significant response has been to understand the implications for the carbon cycle, with the impacts on forest dwelling peoples and wildlife, inadequately addressed. Multiple-use plants, individual species which …
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Indigenous knowledge for sustainable livelihoods: Evaluating non-timber forest product value chains for San communities in Northern Namibia
The commercialisation of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) has been primarily promoted in the Global South for its potential to enhance subsistence and income opportunities for indigenous communities residing in or adjacent to forested areas. However, in practice, the traded NTFPs predominantly …
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Digging deeper for benefits: rural local governance and the livelihood and sustainability outcomes of devils claw (Harpagophytum spp.) harvesting in the Zambezi Region, Namibia
… devil’s claw (Harpagophytum spp.), a commercial non-timber forest product, this research examines the interface between statutory, traditional and comanagement governance systems; the broader historical and political-economic contexts that shape governance systems; livelihood and sustainability …
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Strategies of exclusion in non-timber forest product commercialisation in South Africa: an ethnographic study of honeybush (Cyclopia spp.) use and trade
… and has embarked on a programme to commercialise non-timber forest products (NTFPs) by targeting biodiversity-based economies to derive revenue for economic development and socio-economic transformation. Transformation is envisaged to be achieved through job creation and by fast-tracking the …
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Non-timber forest product livelihood opportunities in Appalachia
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have been harvested in the wild for generations in Appalachia. Demand for forest farmed raw material and transparent supply chains is growing, which has increased attention on the role of NTFPs in regional livelihoods. We conducted an embedded case study to …
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Sustainable livelihoods of forest fringe communities: forests, trees and household livelihood strategies in southern Ghana
Forests play fundamental roles in supporting rural livelihoods in Ghana. They form an integral part of the rural economy, providing subsistence goods and services as well as items of trade. Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) contribute in many ways to improving diets, combating hunger and …
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