Wild edible fruits (WEFs) are among the most widely used non-timber forest products
(NTFPs), and important sources of nutrition, medicine, and income for their users. In addition …

Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) provide material subsistence and cash income to
millions of rural people, particularly in less developed countries. This paper offers a …

Abstract Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) are the forest products derived from both
plants and animals whose tangible values are often made to evade reaching a nation's …

Although hardly noticed or formally recognised, urban foraging by humans probably occurs
in all urban settings around the world. We draw from research in India, South Africa …

We review 34 quantitative studies that have measured individual-level variations in
ethnobotanical knowledge, analyzing how those studies have conceptualized and …

Traffic of plants and animals of wild origin is a major threat to biological diversity creating a
need for legal protection of traded species. Epiphytic vascular plants are a diverse guild …

Research Highlights: This study reviews the available literature on processed non-timber
forest products (NTFPs) in order to comprehensively identify relevant factors enabling or …

The growing knowledge and understanding of the contribution of non-timber forest products
to local livelihoods is not matched with equal understanding of the sustainability of direct …

The exploitation of non-timber forest products has been encouraged in order to reconcile
economic uses, biodiversity conservation and the provision of ecosystem services. In this …

This final chapter seeks to synthesise key discussions and conclusions from the preceding
chapters. Each chapter deals with a specific dimension of NTFP use and management, but …