Rattan Current research issues & prospects for conservation & sustainable development Non-wood Forest Products Series, Vol. 14
Langue : Anglais
Seven hundred million peolple worldwide use rattan. The global use of rattanis wotrth over US 2 billion and the external trade of rattan is estimated to generate US. 4 billion. But the huge economics of social importance of the rattan sector is based on a fast dwindling stock of wild rattan resources available in the forests. This volume contains the outcome of the Expert Consultation on Rattan Development, held in 2000. The report includes a summary of discussions, recommendations and background papers and is organized according to the four thematic areas considered by the consultation: resources, uses and present action programmes, country reports on the status of rattan resources and uses in Africa and Asia, review of policy, institutional and socio-economic aspects governing the rattan sector, and identification of and discussions on required actions to enhance the sustainable development of the rattan sector.
Date de parution : 08-2002
Ouvrage de 280 p.
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