Tapping the Green Market: management and certification of non-timber forest products
Patricia Shanley, Alan Robert Pierce, Sarah A Laird and S. Abraham Guillén
There is a rapidly-growing interest in, and demand for, non-timber forest products (NTFPs); they provide critical resources across the globe, fulfilling nutritional, medicinal, financial and cultural needs. This book explains the use and importance of certification and eco-labelling for guaranteeing best management practices of NTFPs in the field.
Section 1: Overview
Introduction By Patricia Shanley, Sarah A. Laird, Alan R. Pierce, Abraham Guillén
The rise of certification, the current state of the playing field for NTFP certification programs and future prospects By Jamison B. Ervin and Patrick Mallet
The process of drafting and revising guidelines for NTFP certification By Patricia Shanley and Sarah A. Laird
Summaries of the field testing results in Mexico, Bolivia and Brazil By Abraham Guillén
Section 2: NTFP species profiles from around the world
Introduction
Latin America:
Chicle (Manilkara zapote) By Peter Alcorn
Brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa) By Enrique Ortiz
Palm hearts (Euterpe spp.) By Dennis Johnson
Pau d' arco (Tabebuia spp.) By M. Constanza von der Pahlen
Cat's claw (Uncaria spp.) By Miguel Alexiades
Breu (Protium spp.) By Campbell Plowden
Titica (Heteropsis spp.) By Campbell Plowden
Amapá (Parahancornia spp. & Brosimum spp.) By Campbell Plowden
Copaíba (Copaifera spp.) By Campbell Plowden
Croton (Croton lechleri) By Miguel Alexiades
Eastern North America:
Fiddlehead ferns (Matteucia struthiopteris) By Alan R. Pierce
Maple syrup (Acer saccharum) By Alan R. Pierce
American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) By Alan R. Pierce
The Mediterranean Region:
Mastic gum (Pistacia lentiscus; Argan (Argania spinosa); Cork oak (Quercus suber); Pine nuts (Pinus pinea); Pine resin (various spp.); Chestnuts (Castanea sativa) By Yorgos Moussouris and Pedro Regato
Sub-Saharan Africa:
Griffonia (Griffonia simplicifolia) By Kodzo Gbewonyo
Boabab bark (Adansonia digitata) By Claudia Romero, Isla Grundy, Bruce Campbell and Anthony B. Cunningham
Yohimbe (Pausinystalia johimbe) By Terry C.H. Sunderland, Marie-Laure Ngo-Mpeck, Zacharie Tchoundjeu, Amougou Akoa, and Sarah A. Laird
Africa and Asia:
Rattans (various spp.) By Terry C.H. Sunderland
Asia
Emblica (Phyllanthus emblica) By Ganesan Balachander
Sumatra benzoin (Styrax spp.) By Esther Katz, Carmen García and Marina Goloubinoff
Other initiatives:
Sustainable harvesting of epiphytic bromeliads in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico: A pilot study By Jan Wolf and Kees Konings
Reducing the ecological footprint of the "wooden rhino": The case for certification of Kenyan woodcarvings By Susanne F. Schmitt and Anthony B. Cunningham
Section 3: The core elements of NTFP certification
Ecological issues By Patricia Shanley and Alan R. Pierce
Social issues By Alan R. Pierce
Marketing issues By Sarah A. Laird and Abraham Guillén
3.4 Technical issues By Abraham Guillén, Alan Pierce and Richard Donovan
Section 4: Conclusions and Recommendations By Patricia Shanley, Sarah A. Laird, Alan R. Pierce, and Abraham Guillén
Appendices
Appendix 1: Generic Guidelines for Assessing the Management of Non-timber forest product By The NTFP Project Team
Appendix 2: Species-specific NTFP certification guidelines for production of maple syrup By Alan R. Pierce
Appendix 3: List of Acronyms Used
Appendix 4: Resource Directory
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