Systematic literature review regarding non-timber forest products
The Precious Forests Foundation promotes practice-oriented research and innovations and their implementation for the protection and sustainable management of tropical rainforests. The Foundation’s work is based on the conviction that the sustainable use of forests – including non-timber products in legally accessible forests – ensures their long-term protection.
Based on a comprehensive and systematic literature review, the existing research on non-timber products will be identified and reviewed. The goal of the project is to provide a review of existing studies on non-timber products in tropical rainforests, with a focus on Central Africa and the Amazon Basin. The project aims to generate results on the following:
- Inventory of promising non-timber products in tropical rainforests
- Potential for domestication of little known non-timber products – Value creation for local communities and market participants
- Compatibility of sustainable forestry with sustainable use of non-timber products as an economic measure in collaboration between forestry companies and local communities
- Case studies of successfully implemented management plans for non-timber products in tropical rainforests.
