Wild Product Governance: Finding Policies that Work for Non-timber Forest ProductsSarah A. Laird, Rebecca Jean McLain, Rachel P. Wynberg Products from the wild, also known as non-timber forest products (NTFPs), are used as medicines, foods, spices, and a multitude of other purposes. They contribute substantially to rural livelihoods, generate revenue for companies and governments, and have a range of impacts on biodiversity conservation. However, there is little information available for those seeking to develop effective policy frameworks and regulation. This book addresses that shortage with information and recommendations on the drafting, content and implementation of NTFP policies, and the broader issues of governance associated with these products. It reviews the diverse elements that combine to create laws and policies that promote sustainable and equitable management, trade and use of species. Drawing on a wealth of unique case studies from around the world, this volume examines experiences with NTFP regulation, including its sometimes unintended consequences. It looks at economic factors, the interface between traditional and western knowledge and legal systems, and relationships between NTFP regulation, land tenure and resource rights, as well as power and equity imbalances. The volume includes a review of available literature and resources, plus an annotated bibliography linked to the People and Plants International website (www.peopleandplants.org). Published with People and Plants International |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 1 Changing Policy Trends in the Emergence of Bolivias Brazil Nut Sector | 15 |
Case Study A In Search of Regulations to Promote the Sustainable Use of NTFPs in Brazil | 43 |
The Struggle to Develop a Legal and Policy Framework for NTFPs in Cameroon | 53 |
Overcoming Constraints that Reduce Benefits and Discourage Sustainability | 71 |
Case Study C Regulatory Issues for Bush Mango Irvingia spp Trade in Southwest Cameroon and Southeast Nigeria | 77 |
Rhetoric and Reality | 85 |
NTFPs in British Columbia | 113 |
Chapter 8 Overcoming Barriers in Collectively Managed NTFPs in Mexico | 205 |
Commerce Carving and Customary Tenure | 229 |
Multitiered Regulation of Matsutake Harvesting Conservation and Trade in Northwestern Yunnan Province | 243 |
Resource Tenure Labour Relations and Immigration Policy in the Pacific Northwest USA | 265 |
Impacts of Regionalization and Globalization on the Wild Berry Industry | 287 |
Chapter 13 Navigating a Way through Regulatory Frameworks for Hoodia Use Conservation Trade and Benefit Sharing | 309 |
Chapter 14 Laws and Policies Impacting Trade in NTFPs | 327 |
Chapter 15 The State of NTFP Policy and Law | 343 |
Changing Attitudes to Access Rights in a Reforesting Land | 135 |
NTFPs and Ancestral Domains in the Philippines | 155 |
The Ecological and Sociocultural Underpinnings of the Nontimber Forest Trade on Palawan Island the Philippines | 183 |
A Disincentive for Compliance? The Case of a Valuable Carving Wood in Bushbuckridge South Africa | 199 |