The Economic Value of Non-Timber Forest Products in Southeast Asia. Second Revised Edition Jenne H. De Beer and Melanie J. Mcdermott

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Publication details: Amsterdam Netherlands Committee for IUCN The World Conservation Union 1996Edition: 2nd rev edDescription: 197 pISBN:

90-75909-01-2

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Summary: 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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Book	French Institute of Pondicherry	IFP Ecology collection	FOR 0666 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		EC6866

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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