CIFOR-ICRAF s’attaque aux défis et aux opportunités locales tout en apportant des solutions aux problèmes mondiaux concernant les forêts, les paysages, les populations et la planète.

Nous fournissons des preuves et des solutions concrètes pour transformer l’utilisation des terres et la production alimentaire : conserver et restaurer les écosystèmes, répondre aux crises mondiales du climat, de la malnutrition, de la biodiversité et de la désertification. En bref, nous améliorons la vie des populations.

CIFOR-ICRAF publie chaque année plus de 750 publications sur l’agroforesterie, les forêts et le changement climatique, la restauration des paysages, les droits, la politique forestière et bien d’autres sujets encore, et ce dans plusieurs langues. .

CIFOR-ICRAF s’attaque aux défis et aux opportunités locales tout en apportant des solutions aux problèmes mondiaux concernant les forêts, les paysages, les populations et la planète.

Nous fournissons des preuves et des solutions concrètes pour transformer l’utilisation des terres et la production alimentaire : conserver et restaurer les écosystèmes, répondre aux crises mondiales du climat, de la malnutrition, de la biodiversité et de la désertification. En bref, nous améliorons la vie des populations.

CIFOR–ICRAF publishes over 750 publications every year on agroforestry, forests and climate change, landscape restoration, rights, forest policy and much more – in multiple languages.

CIFOR–ICRAF addresses local challenges and opportunities while providing solutions to global problems for forests, landscapes, people and the planet.

We deliver actionable evidence and solutions to transform how land is used and how food is produced: conserving and restoring ecosystems, responding to the global climate, malnutrition, biodiversity and desertification crises. In short, improving people’s lives.

Research on non-timber forest products: a rewarding subject for joint projects between Chinese and German research institutions

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Non-timber (or Non-wood) forest products (NTFPs) are defined as goods of biological origin other than wood, derived from forests, other wooded land and trees outside forests (FAO, 1999); they include products used as food and food additives (edible nuts, mushrooms, fruits, herbs, spices and condiments, aromatic plants, game), fibers (used in construction, furniture, clothing or utensils), resins, gums, and plant and animal products used for medicinal, cosmetic or cultural purposes. Non-timber forest products have long been an important component of the livelihood strategies of people living in or adjacent to forest areas. Several million households world-wide depend heavily on these renewable resources for subsistence and/or income, and the FAO estimated that eighty percent of the population of the "developing" world use NTFPs to meet some of their health and nutritional needs (FAO 1997). However, NTFPs are seldom the primary source of household income, since their supply is largely seasonal.
    Année de publication

    2006

    Auteurs

    Yongping Y; Stark M; Kleinn C; Weyerhauser H

    Langue

    English

    Mots clés

    forest products, forestry, research projects, non-wood forest products, china

    Géographique

    China, Germany

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