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Ecological Sustainability for Non-timber Forest Products: Dynamics and Case Studies of Harvesting

By Charlie M. Shackleton , Ashok K. Pandey , Tamara Ticktin

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2015
ISBN
0415728592, 9780415728591
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3330920 bytes)
Series
People and Plants International Conservation
Pages
294\295
Time added
2015-10-11 22:37:37
Лесное дело и деревообработка;Лесоустройство и лес

Description

There is growing knowledge about and appreciation of the importance of Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) to rural livelihoods in developing countries, and to a lesser extent, developed countries. However, there is also an assumption on the part of policy-makers that any harvesting of wild animal or plant products from the forests and other natural and modified ecosystems must be detrimental to the long-term viability of target populations and species. This book challenges this idea and shows that while examples of such negative impacts certainly exist, there are also many examples of sustainable harvesting systems for NTFPs.  The chapters review and present coherent and scientifically sound information and case studies on the ecologically sustainable use of NTFPs. They also outline a general interdisciplinary approach for assessing the sustainability of NTFP harvesting systems at different scales. A wide range of case studies is included from Africa, Asia and South America, using plant and animal products for food, crafts, textiles, medicines and cosmetics.

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