Forest Tenure

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An overview of NWFP statistics in Rwanda. It emphasises the main species which include medical plants (and their uses), fodder plants, decorative plants, honey producing plants, fruit plants and oil plants. Furthermore, the report also presents information on mushrooms, bushmeat, fishing and activities related to ecotourism.

Une évaluation de l'état du secteur forestier sur le plan de la gestion des différents types de forêts en vue d'un approvisionnement durable des biens et des services. Le caractère durable des pratiques actuelles est discuté et les recommandations et exigences techniques pour une gestion améliorée sont soulignées.

Forest resources could play a huge role in the development of the country. There is a range of NWFP used every day by the people in order to satisfy their basic needs, such as for food, medicine purposes, and other uses. The use of these products is recognized, but it is still very difficult to know how much they are used.

A synthesis of available data on social and economic factors, forest resources and nonwood forest products production and trade in the Asia-Pacific region. This study draws together information from a variety of statistical databases and from country and thematic studies in this working paper series.

A study presenting the state of NWFP data collection in Chad. This overview describes the main NWFP such as gum, fruits, pharmaceuticals and aromatic plants. It also includes a description of the products and species followed by a section dedicated to the services offered by the forest.

This report presents the results of an analysis of economic rent from roundwood production in Suriname. It starts by describing the concept of economic rent: what it means; how it is calculated; and why it is so important. it then presents the results of the economic rent analysis and presents some recommendations for forest charges in Suriname.

Un conciso resumen del estado del conocimiento y de la experiencia correspondiente al manejo forestal sostenible ha sido preparado como un aporte para las Revisiones, Estrategias y puesta en práctica de las Políticas Forestales del Banco Mundial.

A medium-size report that deals with the overall situation of data on forest resources and plantations in Mali. The report is divided into five main sections that describe the information used (section 1), followed by a number of tables describing different aspects of the country's resources (surface, volume, state of plantations, etc.).

An overview of available data for NWFPs in Cameroon. Trends in consumption, sale and export of the most important products are analysed and problems with existing methods of data collection are discussed.