The importance of forests to safeguard agricultural production through regulating ecosystem
services such as clean water, soil protection, and climate regulation is well documented, yet …

To address the issues of food insecurity within the context of land degradation, extreme
poverty and social deprivation, this review seeks first to understand the main constraints to …

Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are widely used wild, biological products harvested from
rural and urban landscapes for household subsistence, income and culture, thereby …

Urban population and urbanisation are increasing rapidly, mainly in developing countries,
usually at the expense of green and blue areas. This trend will decrease the ecosystems' …

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 …

The baobab tree (Adansonia digitata L.) is an important source of non-timber forest products
in sub-Saharan Africa. Its fruits contain high amounts of vitamin C, calcium, and dietary fibre …

Gathering wild plants in cities (urban foraging) is likely an important, but understudied
human-nature interaction globally. As large European cities are critically understudied in this …

Urban ecosystems provide goods and services critical to livelihood sustenance,
environmental protection and sustainability. However, the potential role of some urban …

As the world is becoming increasingly urbanised, urban food security and provisioning are
the focus of growing attention. The inability of current food systems to meet the food …

Urban wild food foraging is increasingly attracting attention as an activity in urban green
spaces that encourages urban residents' interaction with their natural environment …