Project Details
Commercial Development of Non-Timber Forest Products and Forest Bio-Products: Critical Factors for Success
Project mitchelldcomm10
Initiated Date : June 1st, 2004
Status: Complete
Keywords: Aboriginal communities :: bio-fuels :: bio-products :: Canada :: Yew :: economic diversification :: floral greens :: forest policy :: forest tenure :: non-timber forest products :: NTFP :: rural communities :: wild berries :: wild mushrooms
Research Area
D - Policy and Institutional Analysis
Our project will develop and apply a framework for:
1. Determining a community's criteria for successful commercial development of non-timber forest products (NTFPs);
2. Identifying key factors that influence the likelihood of success; and
3. Identifying key factors that influence the impact of NTFP commercialization on forest environments.
Our team will undertake a comprehensive analysis of the policy and legislative framework for NTFPs and bio-products in Canada, and build a searchable database of NTFP and bio-product development cases in North America. We will use the results of our analysis to develop approaches to:
1. Assist Aboriginal and rural communities in determining when and how to proceed with commercial development of NTFPs and/or bio-products; and
2. Assist decision-makers in determining appropriate policy initiatives for the management, production, and marketing of NTFPs.