Tapping the Green Market

Management and Certification of Non-timber Forest Products

Sarah A Laird author Patricia Shanley author Alan Robert Pierce author S Abraham Guillen author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:1st Dec '01

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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. However, they have been largely overlooked in mainstream conservation and forestry politics. This volume explains the use and importance of certification and eco-labelling for guaranteeing best management practices of non-timber forest products in the field. Using extensive case studies and global profiles of non-timber forest products, this work not only seeks to further our comprehension of certification processes but also broaden understanding of non-timber forest product management, harvesting and marketing. It should be useful to forest managers, policy-makers and conservation organizations as well as for academics in these areas.

'A must-read for foresters and workers in the field of natural product certification.'
European Environment

'This book is easy and enjoyable to read with much fascinating historical background to the rise and fall in popularity of the featured plants.'
New Agriculturist Online

ISBN: 9781853838101

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 816g

474 pages