Non-timber forests products (NTFPs) provide multiple livelihood benefits to local
communities and regional and national economies. And yet this knowledge is rarely drawn …

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 …

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 competitiveness of a country's agricultural products is not only related to its capacity to
export agricultural products, but also to the sustainability of its agricultural sector. How to …

Worldwide, thousands of orchid species are harvested from the wild. Widespread legal and
illegal unsustainable trade has contributed to the decline of many species. However, there is …

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

In this paper, we present the results of a review of the state of the art concerning the
sustainability of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) use and/or commercialization from an …

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 …

Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) play a significant role in the improvement of the forest-
dependent people's livelihoods around the world, strengthening protection for the …

Abstract Background In Europe and the Mediterranean, over-exploitation and destructive
harvesting techniques have been identified as two critical threats affecting the sustainable …