Efficient processing and utilisation of forest products, trade and taxation, and valuation of forest are key issues to support sustainable conservation and management of forest resources. The group will synthesise latest research on these issues and identify specific new areas for scientific inquiry.
Promoting the consumption of forest plant foods is a sustainable way of ensuring good nutrition and food security. This study assessed traditional knowledge on and use of forest plant foods in three administrative districts of Ghana and evaluated their potentials for domestication and processing. A total of 606 households were randomly selected and interviewed using enumerator-administered questionnaires.
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| TK_forestplant_foods_Ghana.pdf | 1.11 MB |
Draft ministerial declaration of the high-level segment of the eleventh sesssion of the United Nations Forum on Forests
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| ECN182015L1Rev1-N1514038-Declaration - Copy (2).pdf | 193.35 KB |
Draft resolution submitted by the Chair of the United Nations Forum on Forests at its eleventh session, Noel Nelson Messone (Gabon), on the basis of informal consultations
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| ECN182015L2Rev1-1507842E-Resolution - Copy (2).pdf | 107.24 KB |
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| Amusa_socio_economics.pdf | 332.39 KB |
Wood carving is one of the most lucrative industries in Kenya. It is highly associated with the tourism industry and enjoys large volume of export market worldwide. However, a number of the indigenous wood carving species have been over exploited and it is crucial to identify alternative species to sustain the industry. The main objective of the study was to determine physical, macroscopic and microscopic features of Kenyan wood carving species and use these properties to classify them.
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| CLASSIFICATION OF WOOD CARVING SPP PAPER.pdf | 458.1 KB |