Many of the plants and fungi that are harvested for nontimber products (eg, foods,
medicines, crafts) are critical to healthy forest ecosystems. These products also are essential …

As people become more interested in personal health and family activities, demand for wild
forest products has increased. This increased demand coupled with an increased concern …

Many products are harvested from US forests that are not derived from timber. These
nontimber forest products (NTFPs) are called by many names; regardless of the term, they …

Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are derived from natural populations of plants or fungi,
or farmed in forests. Harvesters and producers often benefit from NTFPs by selling them to …

Abstract The forests of Southern United States are the source of many non-timber forest
products (NTFPs). The collection, trade and use of these products have been important to …

Worldwide, forest plants and fungi that are harvested for their nontimber products are critical
for the health of the ecosystems and the well-being of people who benefit from the harvest …

Nontimber forest products (NTFP) in the United States are harvested for commercial and
noncommercial purposes and include thousands of wild or semi-wild species or parts of …

A quiet revolution is taking place in America's forests. Once seen primarily as stands of
timber, our woodlands are now prized as a rich source of a wide range of commodities, from …

The harvest of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) for both subsistence and trade is ancient,
and remains common and widespread today (Shackleton, Chapter 2). NTFPs are collected …

" Non-timber forest products have always been and continue to be an important element of
the forest resource as a whole. However, until recently, insufficient attention has been …