Includes bibliographical references and index.

Changing policy trends in the emergence of Bolivar's Brazil nut sector / Peter Cronkleton and Pablo Pacheco -- In search of regulations to promote the sustainable use of NTFPs in Brazil / Marina Pinheiro Kluppel ... [et al.] -- Integrating customary and statutory systems: the struggle to develop a legal and policy framework for NTFPs in Cameroon / Sarah A. Laird ... [et al.] -- Policies for Gnetum spp. trade in Cameroon: overcoming constraints that reduce benefits and discourage sustainability / Ousseynou Ndoye and Abdon Awono -- Regulatory issues for bush mango (Irvingia spp.) trade in south-west Cameroon and south-east Nigeria / Terry Sunderland ... [et al.] -- NTFPs in India: rhetoric and reality / Sharachchandra Lele, Manoj Pattanaik and Nitin D. Rai -- Policy gaps and invisible elbows: NTFPs in British Columbia / Darcy A. Mitchell ... [et al.] -- NTFPs in Scotland: changing attitutes in access rights in a reforesting land / Alison Dyke and Marla Emery -- From barter trade to Brad Pitt's bed: NTFPs and ancestral domains in the Philippines / Yasmin D. Arquiza ... [et al.] -- From indigenous customary practices to policy interventions: the ecological and sociocultural underpinnings of the non-timber forest trade on Palawan Island, the Philippines / Dario Novellino -- Overregulation and complex bureaucratic procedure: a disincentive for compliance? The case of a valuable carving wood in Bushbuckridge, South Africa / Sheona Shackleton -- Overcoming barriers in collectively managed NTFPs in Mexico / Catarina Illsley Granich ... [et al.] -- Fiji: commerce, carving and customary tenure / Francis Areki and Anthony B. Cunningham -- One eye on the fores, one eye on the market: multi-tiered regulation of matsutake harvesting, conservation and trade in north-western Yunnan Province / Nicholas K. Menzies and Chun Li -- Managing floral greens in a globalized economy: resource tenure, labour relations and immigration policy in the Pacific Northwest, USA / Rebecca J. McLain and Kathryn Lynch -- NTFP policy, access to markets and labour issues in Finland: impacts of regionalization and globalization on the wild berry industry / Rebecca T. Richards and Olli Saastomoinen -- Navigating a way through regulatory frameworks for Hoodia use, conservation, trade and benefit sharing / Rachel P. Wynberg -- Laws and policies impacting trade in NTFPs / Alan Pierce and Markus Burgener -- The state of NTFP policy and law / Sarah A. Laird, Rachel P. Wynberg and Rebecca J. McLain -- Recommendations / Sarah A. Laird, Rachel P. Wynberg and Rebecca J. McLain -- Appendix: NTFP law and policy literature: lie of the land and areas for further research / Alan Pierce.

"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."--Publisher's description.