The Economic Value of Non-Timber Forest Products in Southeast Asia. Second Revised Edition Jenne H. De Beer and Melanie J. Mcdermott - 2nd rev ed. - Amsterdam Netherlands Committee for IUCN The World Conservation Union 1996 - 197 p.

A fully revised and extended version of a report first published in 1989. It deals with an important but long-neglected aspect of the use and management of tropical forests, analysing the role of the vast array of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in the local and national economies of Southeast Asia. The term 'nontimber forest products' encompasses all biological material other than timber which are extracted from forests for human use: foods, medicines, spices, essential oils, resins, latexes, ornamental plants, wildlife, fuelwood and raw materials like rattan, smallwood and fibres.

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Forestry Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) Economic value Local and national economies of Southeast Asia Forest conservation and sustainable forest use