Linking Peoples and Forests
What are NTFPs?
Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) are defined as "all biological materials, other than timber, which are extracted from forests for human use."
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Recent News, Events and Blogs
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October 22, 2024 - Blogs
Celebrating Forests’ Bounty: First International Day for Non-Timber Forest Products and the Road to World Food Day 2024 -
October 17, 2024 - Events
Building Climate-Resilient Community Forestry Enterprises: Insights from a Learning Exchange -
August 12, 2024 -
Young Indigenous leaders from Southeast Asia unite at YEEHA 2024 for forest and climate leadership -
August 9, 2024 - News
Celebrating the Guardians of Biodiversity: Recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Pivotal Role in Inclusive Conservation in the Philippines -
August 7, 2024 - Blogs
AMONG FORESTS, GROWS RESILIENCE: A CBFM STORYTELLING -
July 24, 2024 - News
Palawan community leader Nida Collado, awarded as the Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award 2024 -
July 23, 2024 - News
Remembering Bro Ben: Champion of Indigenous Peoples rights and a human rights defender -
July 15, 2024 - Blogs
Resilient Farmers of Mount Paruwagan: A Story of Community and Transformation -
July 11, 2024 - Events
Network of Civil Society Organizations, Indigenous Peoples, Local Community representatives tackled climate, biodiversity, and tenure for its 10th annual meeting -
July 9, 2024 - Blogs
Pushing forward towards a sustainable CBFM despite challenges: Three Diamond’s Story of Resilience
Knowledge Center
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Hive- The NTFP e-learning platformFor many years, experts have studied the collective intelligence of insects such as bees in the way they communicate in nature. It has been discovered that the information exchange among individual bees is perhaps the most essential component of the swarm’s knowledge sharing system. Bees exhibit this dynamic interaction in the ways they strategize and socialize as they forage for food from floral sources and carry it back into their command center– the HIVE. -
NTFP DatabaseThis database aims to become a comprehensive source of data on non-timber forest products in the South and Southeast region. It showcases those NTFPs in the six countries where EP partners have a presence, namely India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia. The database is more than just an online profile of NTFPs. Other interesting and lesser known information in relation to socio-cultural roles, management practices, and specific are recognised.
