[MPWG] New Report: Assessment of nontimber forest products in the United States under changing conditions (2018)

[De Angelis, Patricia]

I am excited to share the news of this publication!

Author(s): James L. Chamberlain; Marla R. Emery; Toral Patel-Weynand
Date: 2018
Source: General Technical Report SRS-232, US Forest Service, Southern
Research Station
Publication Series: General Technical Report (GTR)
Station: Southern Research Station

Nontimber forest products (NTFPs) are fundamental to the functioning of
healthy forests and play vital roles in the cultures and economies of the
people of the United States. However, these plants and fungi used for food,
medicine, and other purposes have not been fully incorporated into
management, policy, and resource valuation. This report is a
forest-sectorwide assessment of the state of the knowledge regarding NTFPs
science and management information for U.S. forests and rangelands (and
hereafter referred to as the NTFP assessment). The NTFP assessment serves
as a baseline science synthesis and provides information for managing
nontimber forest resources in the United States. In addition, this NTFP
assessment provides information for national-level reporting on natural
capital and the ecosystem services NTFPs provide. The report also provides
technical input to the 2017 National Climate Assessment (NCA) under
development by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP).

News Release:
https://www.fs.fed.us/news/releases/new-report-assesses-economic-environmental-and-social-benefits-sustainably-harvesting

Link to publication:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/56484

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist, Division of Scientific Authority
US Fish & Wildlife Service
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: IA
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803
703-358-1708 x 1753
703-358-2276 (FAX)

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