[MPWG] Fw: NWFP-Digest-L No. 3/08
Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov
Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov
Mon Apr 28 08:37:46 CDT 2008
The latest FAO Non-Wood Forest Product newsletter (NWFP-Digest-L) is
available at: www.fao.org/forestry/site/12980/en
See table of contents below!
-Patricia
Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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Arlington, VA 22203
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Working for the conservation and sustainable use of our green natural
resources.
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NWFP-Digest-L
No. 3/08
Welcome to FAO’s NWFP-Digest-L, a free e-mail journal that covers all
aspects of non-wood forest products. Back issues of the Digest may be
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A special thank you to all those who have sent me links to information.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
PRODUCTS
1. Bamboo: Researchers lead way to medical bamboo fabric
2. Bamboo buzz
3. Bamboo kitchen cloth launched
4. Bamboo in Bangladesh: Steps needed to flourish bamboo
handicraft sector
5. Bamboo in India: $2 m bamboo project for N-E launched
6. Bamboo in Kenya: Plans to turn bamboo into money maker
for farmers
7. Berries: Indian berries may fight dengue mosquitoes
8. Berries: Studies show goji berries are among the most
nutritious foods on the planet
9. Cork: Wine makers now prefer aluminium caps over corks
10. Ginseng: Major ginseng research program
11. Gum Arabic: Pectin replaces gum arabic for better
beverage stability: study
12. Medicinal plants in India: Indian herbal market to grow
by 20%
13. Medicinal plants: Medicinal knowledge related to Diabetes
Type II
14. Moringa in Kenya: Farmers eye indigenous tree to boost
their income
15. Moringa in the Philippines: RP biotech firm to sell
moringa oil to US
16. Sandalwood oil deal with Lush (UK)
17. Sandalwood: Fresh bid to check sandalwood smuggling in
India
18. Shea butter in Ghana: 312 women train in shea butter
production
19. Shea butter in Nigeria: NSG grants tax relief to
investors
20. Stevia: Innovation still driving force for additives
COUNTRY INFORMATION
21. Brazil: Human impacts on primate conservation in central
Amazonia
22. Canada must adapt to climate impact on forests
23. China: Chinese biofuel 'could endanger biodiversity'
24. Ghana: Traditional medicine practitioners meet On
HIV/Aids
25. India: UP tribals demand forest rights
26. Ireland: Felling debate
27. Malaysia: Orang Asli couple happy with income from wild
plants
28. Namibia: San medicine could be hijacked - study
29. Netherlands: Mushroom varieties disappear
30. Tanzania: Fruits of the Soil
31. Uganda: UK project to boost honey
32. Vietnam: Anti-cancer pines virtually wiped out
NEWS
33. Call for Nominations: Equator Prize 2008
34. Indigenous peoples of Congo map their forests with GPS in
an effort to save them
35. International Alliance will unite the forest peoples of
the world
36. International Fellowships available at the World Forest
Institute, USA
37. Putting a value on rainforests
38. Tapping biotechnology vs. cancer
39. Trade is virtual but the wildlife isn’t
EVENTS
40. Revolutionising the Global Indian Sandalwood (Santalum
album) Supply
41. 2008 Training Course on Bamboo Technologies for
Developing Countries
42. 2008 Global Katoomba Meeting: Developing an
Infrastructure Fund for the Planet
43. First World Congress of Environmental History 2009
REQUESTS
44. Request for information: foliage
LITERATURE REVIEW AND WEB SITES
45. Community-based Ecological Monitoring – Manual for
Practitioners
46. Doctoral thesis on spice-crop agroforestry systems
47. Microfinance and forest-based small-scale enterprises –
Arabic version
48. Zimbabwe: Book provides vital data on biodiversity
49. Other publications of interest
50. Web sites and e-zines
MISCELLANEOUS
51. Conservation areas 'neglected' under current efforts
52. “Mountains and People” Global Digital Photo Contest
53. Swedish tree may be world's oldest
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