Non-Timber Forest Products

Non - timber forest products do not increase the rate of deforestation, as their harvest does not damage trees and trees. Furthermore, most NTFP is based on forest environment. In other words, without forests, it is impossible to obtain NTFP. In addition to traditional timber forest products, NTFP is another major resource for forests. Technically, NTFP is defined as "all biological materials except wood extracted from forests used by humans". These include craft materials such as rattan, forest fruits, resins, gums and medicines. Use plants and honey.

The greatest contribution of multifunctional forest theory is to recognize that protection of non-timber forest products and natural forest tourism is as valuable as that of forestry wood products. Furthermore, as the needs of society change, the value of the former will continue to increase, reaching a dominant position. Through multipurpose management it is necessary to establish a reasonable structure to maximize the benefit of mankind using multiple functions of the forest.

Thorough management of non-timber forest products has significant levels both domestically and internationally, but potentially these resources are lost due to the destruction of tropical forests. In the Amazon region, over 2 million people rely on rubber, Brazil nuts and other "secondary" forest products without compromising the biological integrity of the rainforest. Recent studies have shown that the value of non-timber forest products often go far beyond the value of tropical forest timber. The economic value of small forest products in the city (including fruits, resins and chemicals) is actually 9 to 1 above the value of wood-based forests, according to a survey by the rain forest in Peru.

Detailed research on the commercialization of NTFP is rare, but paradoxically, the true economic value of non-timber forest products is the main purpose of forest policy. However, some companies offer thousands of pounds of dealings to luxury retailers, from small crafts to prospering food wholesalers. The principal reaper of NTFP is a private collector, essentially an obstacle, and relations with private land owners and forestry committees are at best equal. Due to the legitimacy of the collection, their works are intentionally made inconspicuous, and there is little evidence or understanding of their methods and numbers. Knowledge black holes are obstacles for those who want to make food for industrialized forests. The opposition to the economic benefit of NTFP development is distorted