Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme

Community-based NTFP Enterprise (CBNE) Forum

This June 1-5, NTFP-EP will host a week-long online event that will serve as a platform for learning and improving skill and knowledge in CBNE management and development, meeting and forging better understanding and collaboration among value chain players and advocating for a better enabling environment for CBNEs.

Click here to register.

Wild Tastes in Asia: Coming Home to the Forest for Food

This book gives us a glimpse into the array of factors that go into the collection of food in the wild—the knowledge to identify species, the spaces and times when particular foods become available, the resources necessary to collect certain foods (like traps and diggers), the norms involved in gathering and sharing food, and the traditions that ensure sustainable harvests of resources. Read more

In a Different Light: The Karen Rotational Farming Story

NTFP-EP Asia and PASD Thailand present a first-hand look at the rotational farming practices of the Karen people in Northern Thailand, a misunderstood practice that may hold the key towards a more sustainable future.

Click here to watch the film on YouTube.

Donate and help Adivasi women train youth on forest foods in India

The project supports Adivasi youth training on wild foods from women experts at the Forest Food Field School in Adukkam, India. The scholars will learn to identify, document and harvest nutritious food from the wild, prepare meals from forest resources, and grow and maintain their own food gardens for food resilience.

Click here to learn more and donate!

PRSGF open call for proposals

In partnership with Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA), NTFP-EP is accepting proposals for the Pastor Rice Small Grants. Click here to apply.

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Exchange News VIEW LISTINGS

July 5, 2021

Statement of the Southeast Asia ICCA Consortium at the closing session of the 3rd ASEAN Conference on Biodiversity

Statement by Peter Kallang, Chairperson of the Southeast Asia Regional Council of the ICCA Consortium.For information about the conference, click here. Good morning ladies & gentlemen and thanks to the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity for this opportunity. I am delivering READ MORE »

June 22, 2021

Green Livelihoods Alliance stands with communities, local gov’t resisting mining in Brooke’s Point

PALAWAN, PHILIPPINES – The Green Livelihoods Alliance (GLA) in the Philippines denounces the resumption of mine operations in Brooke’s Point, Palawan, and the Office of the Ombudsman’s suspension order on Brooke’s Point Mayor Maryjean Feliciano for her actions protecting the READ MORE »

May 25, 2021

Forest harvest forum to shed light on sustainable community enterprises, traditional products

Enterprises managed by rural and indigenous communities will take the spotlight for the inaugural Forest Harvest CBNE Forum taking place this 1-5 June to highlight their untapped potential in contributing to forest conservation and community well-being. Known as “community-based non-timber READ MORE »

Blogs VIEW LISTINGS

May 3, 2021

Reconnecting the individual in climate restoration

There is no debate regarding climate change: it’s real, it’s already happening at an alarming rate, and urgent action on an international scale is needed to mitigate its effects. But another debate divides the climate movement: do individual actions such READ MORE »

February 5, 2021

‘Nature-rich’ food systems

The current global and industrial food system is not only a major driver of deforestation and environmental destruction, it is also nature-poor. Nowadays, 75% of the world’s food is generated from only 12 plants and 5 animal species. The greatly READ MORE »

February 4, 2021

The Malva Nut: Saving rural people’s lives

Laos sits at the heart of mainland Southeast Asia, bordering Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Thailand and Vietnam, with the Mekong River connecting all six and providing a lifeline for the entire basin. The Global Association for People and the Environment (GAPE) READ MORE »



What are NTFPs

Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) are defined as "all biological materials, other than timber, which are extracted from forest for human use."

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Newsletters

Voices from the Forest Issue No. 37-38

Snapshots

Experts Consultation Workshops - Developing ASEAN Guidelines for Sustainable Harvest and Resource Management Protocols for Important NTFPs

Videos

In a Different Light: The Karen Rotational Farming Story

Publications
2019 Annual Report