This paper is based on literature review and aimed to address the following questions; what are issues and challenges in inventory? What can we do for sustainable management of NTFPs?

Bamboo and rattan Society of Nepal along with Department of Forest Research and Survey (DFRS) government of Nepal, INBAR and GTZ/PSP-Nepal is organizing an International workshop on "Bamboo for Economic Development" in Kathmandu, Nepal from 10 to 12 April 2007. Save the Children / US, ICIMOD, NSCFP/SDC are the co-organizers of the event. Details are also available on INBAR web site: http://www.inbar.int/

Many different terms have been developed for Non Timber Forest Product (NTFP). Despite such discussion there has, as yet, been no agreement on terminology to describe NTFPs. Even the terms "forest" and "product" can be debated. It is readily apparent that the definition used depends on the interests and the objectives of the user.