Non - Timber Forest Products

Australian Web sites

• NTFP Exchange Programme for South and Southeast Asia - The program will assist partners to establish contacts with other peer organisations and sources of relevant information and expertise, through: regional meetings, technical workshops, training, internships, exposure visits, and information transfer.

Australian Publications

• Legumes for Forestry Systems - Incorporating animals into timber plantations in an agroforestry system can allow earlier cash income to be made from the land. Six species of tropical legume (Desmodium intortum cv. Greenleaf, D. canum CQ1781, Arachis pintoi cv. Amarillo, Macrotyloma axillare cv. Archer, Vigna luteola cv. Dalrymple and Calopogonium mucunoides 43428) were tested for dry matter production under four levels of light (37%, 24% and 16% of the unshaded control). Photosynthetic light response curves were also determined for plants from the 100% and 16% light intensities. Overall C. mucunoides displayed the greatest adaptation to low light levels, consistently producing comparatively high yields of dry matter under reduced light levels, with D. intortum also showing promise for use under shaded conditions.

• Emerging markets for environmental services - Implications and opportunities for resource Management in Australia - A report for the RIRDC/Land & Water Australia/FWPRDC Joint Venture Agroforestry Program. By Martin van Bueren November 2001 RIRDC Publication No 01/162 RIRDC Project No: CIE-12A Several countries are experimenting with various programs for commercialising environmental services. The United States is at the forefront in this endeavour, and the United Kingdom is beginning to investigate alternative mechanisms. This report documents the findings of a study trip that was made to these countries in June 2001. The focus of the study was to critically review several ‘real life’ markets and prototype programs that have been established for trading environmental services and to identify the key ‘stepping stones’ which have enabled successful programs to evolve from the design phase through to implementation.

• Potential non-wood tree products for low-medium rainfall areas - The author travelled to the European countries of the United Kingdom, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland and Romania during March to April 2001 to conduct visits to forestry, forest products and bioenergy research institutes, universities, companies and a trade association and to participate at the 40th International Union of Forest Research Organisations, board meeting. The Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation funded part of the cost of travel and requested a short report on potential opportunities based on European experiences. The non-wood products considered in this report are fast growing, short rotation energy plantations for energy, electricity generation, liquid transport fuels:- ethanol and methanol, pyrolysis oil, pyrolysis chemicals and naval stores.

• Business opportunities for the processing of hardwood residues and non saw logs - Briefing prepared for the Deputy Premier of Queensland, the Honourable Mr Jim Elder by the Queensland Timber Board with the assistance of the Queensland Forest Research Institute The following document has been prepared in response to a request from the Deputy Premier the Honourable Mr Jim Elder relating to the utilization of lower quality logs and wood residues that would be generated as a consequence of the implementation of enhanced silvicultural management of State forests

International Web Sites

• The Virginia Tech Department of Wood Science and Forest Products - Your place to learn more about the use and markets for non-timber forest products! Interest in non-timber forest products (NTFPs) is increasing rapidly. At present there are numerous efforts to increase awareness of these products, their management and market potential.

• Non-Wood Forest Products Home Page - Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN - Forestry. Established in 1991 in the Forest Products Division, the programme “Promotion and Development of Non-wood Forest Products (NWFP)” is one of the FAO Forestry Department’s priority areas.

International Publications

• Domestication and commercialization of non-timber forest products in agroforestry systems - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. List of Papers presented at Conference. The International Conference on Domestication and Commercialization of Non-Timber Forest Products in Agroforestry Systems, hosted by ICRAF, was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 19 to 23 February 1996. This was the first world-level meeting to be held exclusively to draw attention to issues dealing with domestication and commercialization of non-timber forest products in agroforestry systems.

• Non-wood News - is an annual newsletter produced by FAO’s Wood and Non-wood Products Utilization Branch. The aim is to provide readers with information on the potential of "non-wood forest products" and their contribution to the sustainable development of the world's forest resources.

• A Modern Herbal -First published in 1931, by Mrs. M. Grieve, contains Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and Economic Properties, Cultivation and Folk-Lore of Herbs.

Bamboo Websites

• Bamboo World Australia - is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of non-invasive (SYMPODIAL) bamboo, its 'renewable resource' ecological, practical and decorative uses, its propagation, research, and the establishment of a viable edible shoot and timber industry in Australia.

• The Bamboo Place - Bamboo plantations in Australia is a new export oriented industry exploiting our abilities to supply fresh culinary bamboo shoots to Asia when they are unavailable elsewhere. Bamboo plantations in Australia: A new export oriented industry exploiting our abilities to supply fresh culinary bamboo shoots to Asia when they are unavailable elsewhere.

• Bamboo Australia - For All Things Bamboo. Bamboo Australia, located at the "Belli Bamboo Parkland", is upgrading its presence on the World Wide Web. Bamboo Australia's founder, Durnford Dart, is an Australian leader in commercial bamboo farming and he welcomes you!.

• The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan - The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) is an international organization created by 22 Member States of the United Nations, and has Headquarters in Beijing, China. Through a growing Network of participating organizations and individuals from all continents, INBAR develops and assists in the transfer of appropriate technologies and solutions to benefit the peoples of the world and their environment

Bamboo Publications

• Inventory Techniques and Assessment of Rattan and Bamboo in Tropical Forests - - Papers Presented at an International Meeting of Experts at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) 27-28 March 1995. The two-day International Meeting of Experts on Inventory Techniques and Assessment of Rattan and Bamboo in Tropical Forests was jointly organized and sponsored by the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan, ODA-UK/Oxford Forestry Institute and the Forest Research Institute Malaysia. This publication, which presents the proceedings of the well-attended international meeting of experts, is a significant step in drawing attention to the problems and prospects of bamboo and rattan inventories.

• Bamboo Product Prices - Bamboo Australia, located at the "Belli Bamboo Parkland", is upgrading its presence on the World Wide Web. Bamboo Australia's founder, Durnford Dart, is an Australian leader in commercial bamboo farming and he welcomes you!.

• Bamboo Product Fact Sheet - Including wood products, paper, charcoal, Bio-mass and Bio-remediation.

• New Developments in Bamboo and Arundo donax - Current research and experience with bamboo and other biomass plants at West Wind Technology now makes available plantlets, nursery consultation and plantation management. In this hemisphere bamboo and Arundo donax were not widely considered as a viable non-wood species for industrial uses. For the first time, the major barrier to industrial use of bamboo and Arundo donax has now been overcome by using never before available propagation methods. Bamboo and Arundo donax biomass feedstock can now be available by the time the processing facility construction is completed (in 2-4 years).

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