A protocol for community-based forest enterprises: The case of non-timber forest products

sbritwum — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:23:18 +0000

Description

Determining sustainability harvesting levels for most non-timber forest products (NTFPs) is an evolving science. A monitoring programme that will continually assess the health and vitality of the natural resources base should be implemented. Though there is some information on individual species, ecosystem dynamics are still not well understood, commercialization of natural products makes it imperative to manage proactively through monitoring, harvesting and replanting and tree succession plans. Important steps in sustainable natural products management include the following: Identification and demarcation of the resource base by ecosystem type (forest, pasture, farmland, rock outcrop, and so on) and map of the locations of various ecosystems types; identification of resource supply areas of the preferred products; and estimating the volume based on current harvesting and trade or use. Further, identify potential threats to standing stock of natural resource base. In addition to conducting group meetings to investigate where and how products have been harvested, extracted or collected over the last 3 to 5 years; undertaking resource inventory of standing stock and also conducting user surveys and engaging resource collectors. Ultimately, for business development, the following logical
issues are examined and critically analyzed; enterprise opportunity and location-specific overview of the community forestry subsector, sustainability of supply of forest products, regulatory environment and forest resource users/groups, technology, management and finance, and lastly marketing and sales.

sbritwum Thu, 09/12/2013 - 11:23

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protocol_community_based_enterprise.pdf	118.45 KB

Forests and People technology / sustainability / forest / finance and marketing. / Enterprise

The role of marketing in promoting a sustainable trade in forest products in tropical regions

sbritwum — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:05:21 +0000

The role of marketing in promoting a sustainable trade in forest products in tropical regions

Description

There appears to be consensus between many forest products firms and environmental groups that, whereas the harvest of timber is essential to the economic well-being of many tropical countries, the timber industry must adopt a philosophy of sustain ability, both in the tropical and temperate regions. Improved marketing techniques can provide managers in the forest products industry with the opportunity to move towards a basis of sustainability in a number of ways. This paper explores four areas where marketing can help to promote sustain ability of the tropical forest resource. The areas described include: 1) facilitating the more effective flow of information from markets and customers, 2) evaluating the use of sustainable timber certification programs, 3) developing increased market access for lesser-used tropical timber species and, 4) developing increased market access of non-traditional forest products.

sbritwum Sat, 07/03/2010 - 19:05

Responsible party

Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG)

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sustainable_trade.pdf	5.89 MB

Forests and People / Forests and Climate Change marketing / sustainability / certification / lesser use to species / non-wood forest products