The latest issue of FAO’s Non-Wood Forest Products Digest is now available here. It is full of interesting information. Back issues of the Digest may be found on FAO’s NWFP home page.

The latest issue of id21 insights exclusively covers NTFPs. The authors of eight interesting articles discuss whether the sustainable production and commercialisation of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) is a way forward in tropical forested areas for successful conservation and rural development.

id21 insights provides a thematic overview of recent policy-relevant research findings on international development.

The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) and the Uttarakhand Bamboo and Fiber Development Board (UBFDB) are jointly organizing an International Training Workshop on ‘Bamboo as a Modern Construction Material’ in India during 5 October-14 October 2009 (10 days). The event will be held in Dehradun, Uttarakhand State, India.

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