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

Garcinia kola Heckel (Clusiaceae), known as bitter kola, is a multipurpose tree indigenous to
West and Central Africa. This highly preferred species is called “wonder plant” because all of …

This paper follows the transition from ethnobotany to a deeper scientific understanding of the
food and medicinal properties of African agroforestry tree products as inputs into the start of …

Forest-linked institutions are rapidly changing in sub-Saharan Africa–suggesting the need
for renewed evidence. While growing qualitative evidence suggests changes in forest-linked …

A community forestry approach was adopted by Cameroon as a strategy to promote the
sustainable management of forests, participation by local communities in forest …

Residents living adjacent to forests commonly gather non-timber forest products (NTFPs) for
income, nourishment, ailment treatment, firewood, religious reasons, and artefacts. This …

Abstract Across the Congo Basin, bush mango (Irvingia spp.) nuts have been harvested from
forest landscapes for consumption, sold as a foodstuff and for medicine for centuries. Data …

Seeds and bark of Garcinia kola Heckel (Clusiaceae) are popular products in West and
Central Africa. Despite the tree's economic and cultural importance, little is known about its …

Garcinia kola Heckel is a multipurpose medicinal tree with significant cultural and economic
relevance in West and Central Africa. Although the domestication process is still in its early …

Abstract Ethnicity Differences in Use Values and Management Practices of Bitter Kola
(Garcinia kola) in Cameroon. Bitter kola (Garcinia kola) is an indigenous multipurpose tree …