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Non-wood forest products in 15 countries of tropical Asia: a regional and national overview

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year  2002
Authors  Vantomme, P,; Markkula, A,; Leslie, R, N.
Journal  Non-wood forest products in 15 countries of tropical Asia: a regional and national overview
Pages  iii + 188
Abstract  

This book contains the non-wood forest products (NWFPs) country profiles compiled for 15 Asian countries at the national level: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. These profiles include a standardized text providing the available qualitative and quantitative data on NWFPs and a standardized table showing quantitative information. The socioeconomic importance of NWFPs is discussed. In addition, this report includes an overall regional analysis of the data.