Non-timber forest products : medicinal herbs, fungi, edible fruits and nuts, and other natural products from the forest
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Non-timber forest products : medicinal herbs, fungi, edible fruits and nuts, and other natural products from the forest
Food Products Press, c2001
- : pbk.
- : hbk.
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
"Co-published simultaneously as Journal of Sustainable Forestry, Volume 13, Numbers 3/4 2001"
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Balance the culture of wildcrafting with the demands of sustainable forest management!This comprehensive book addresses the issues that arise when the primeval practice of gathering wild plants, fungi, leaves, and bark occurs in a post-industrial world. Non-Timber Forest Products: Medicinal Herbs, Fungi, Edible Fruits and Nuts, and Other Natural Products from the Forest provides a unique analysis of the laws, sociocultural factors, competing political and economic interests, and environmental issues related to wildcrafting. The implications of harvesting non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are usually considered in the context of the Third World, but this unique book offers an analysis of current conditions in North America. Non-Timber Forest Products focuses on the forests of the Pacific Northwest and Upper Midwest. These areas offer a diverse array of commercially valuable forest products and fiercely contentious debates about environmental, sociocultural, and legal issues. Non-Timber Forest Products documents the core issues of this complex topic, including:
the special rights of indigenous peoples
consequences of increased demand for harvested products
stewardship of public and private forests
economic and public policy concerns
review of historical and contemporary wildcrafting
current research on economically useful forest products
sustainable development strategies
sociopolitical and environmental considerations for NTFP management Non-Timber Forest Products offers a clear picture of the historical, social, ecological, and policy aspects of NTFP use. It is an essential resource for private and public forest managers, environmental activists, economists, policymakers, and wildcrafters.
Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction
Section I: Non-Timber Forest Products, Past and Present
International Non-Timber Forest Product Issues
Brief Overview of Historical Non-Timber Forest Product Use in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and Upper Midwest
Aboriginal Use of Non-Timber Forest Products in Northwestern North America: Applications and Issues
An Overview of Non-Timber Forest Products in the United States Today
Non-Timber Forest Products in Local Economies: The Case of Mason County, Washington
Section II: Research of Non-Timber Forest Products in the Pacific Northwest
Research in Non-Timber Forest Products: Contributions of the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Productivity and Sustainable Harvest of Edible Forest Mushrooms: Current Biological Research and New Directions in Federal Monitoring
Socio-Economic Research on Non-Timber Forest Products in the Pacific Northwest
Section III: Socio-Political Considerations for Non-Timber Forest Product Management
Why is Non-Timber Forest Product Harvesting an "Issue"? Excluding Local Knowledge and the Paradigm Crisis of Temperate Forestry
Who Knows? Local Non-Timber Forest Product Knowledge and Stewardship Practices in Northern Michigan
Recent Trends: Non-Timber Forest Product Pickers in the Pacific Northwest
Expanding Non-Timber Forest Product Harvester/Buyer Participation in Participation in Pacific Northwest Forest Policy
Synthesis and Future Directions for Non-Timber Forest Product Research in the United States
Index
Reference Notes Included
by "Nielsen BookData"