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Anderson, P.J. and Putz, F.E. 2002. "Harvesting and conservation: are both possible for the palm, Iriartea deltoidea?". Ecology and Management 170(1-3): 271-283.

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Arnold, J.E.M. and Ruíz Pérez, M. 2001. Can non-timber forest products match tropical forest conservation and development objectives?. Ecological Economics 39: 437-47.

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What isn't an NTFP?

B. M. Belcher. 2003. What isn't an NTFP? International Forestry Review 5(2): 161-168.

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Forest product markets, forests and poverty reduction

Belcher, B. 2005. Forest product markets, forests and poverty reduction. International Forestry Review 7(2): 82-89.

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Belcher, B. and Schreckenberg, K. 2007. Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: a reality check. Development Policy Review 25(3): 355-377.

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Belcher, B.; Ruíz Pérez, M. and Achdiawan, R. 2005. Global patterns and trends in the use and management of commercial NTFPs: implications for livelihoods and conservation. World Development 33(9): 1435-1452.

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Belcher, B.M., Michon, G., Angelsen, A., Ruiz-Pérez, M., and Asbjornsen, H. 2005. The socioeconomic conditions determining the development, persistence and decline of forest garden systems. Economic Botany 59(3).

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Belcher, B.M, Rujehan, Ndan Imang and Achdiawan, R. 2004. Rattan, Rubber or Oil Palm: Cultural and Financial Considerations for Farmers in Kalimantan. Journal of Economic Botany 58 (supplement).

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Belcher, B.M. 2001. Rattan Cultivation and Livelihoods: The Changing Scenario in Kalimantan. Unasylva 205 Vol. 52, pp.27-34.

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NTFP commercialisation in Zimbabwe

Braedt, O. and Campbell, B.M. 2001.NTFP commercialisation in Zimbabwe. ETFRN News(32): 42-44.

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Campbell, B.M.; Frost, P.; Goebel, A.; Standa-Gunda, W.; Mukamuri, B. and Veenan, M. 2000. A conceptual model of woodland use and change in Zimbabwe. International Tree Crops Journal 10(4): 347-366.

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issues: the view from an international centre

de Jong, W. and Belcher, B. 2001. issues: the view from an international centre. ETFRN News(32): 1-3.

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de Jong, W.; Campbell, B.M. and Schroder, J.M. 2000. Sustaining incomes from non timber forest products: introduction and synthesis. International Tree Crops Journal 10(4): 267-275.

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de Jong, W.; Melnyk, M.; Alfaro, L.; Rosales, M. and García, M. 2000. A concerted approach to una de gato development in Peru. International Tree Crops Journal 10(4): 321-336.

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Foote, A.L., Krogman, N.T., Grundy, I.M., Nemarundwe, N., Campbell, B.M., Gambiza, J. and Gibbs, L. 2003. Ilala Palm (Hyphaene petersiana) use in southern Zimbabwe: social and ecological factors influencing sustainability. Forest, Trees and Livelihoods 13: 275-296.

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García-Fernández, C. and Casado, M.A. 2005. Forest recovery in managed agroforestry systems: the case of benzoin and rattan gardens in Indonesia. Forest Ecology and Management 214(1-3): 158-169.

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García-Fernández, C. and Shanley, P. 2004. Forests and people: safeguarding the natural heritage in Brazilian Amazon. Bois et Forets des Tropiques 280(2): 104-105.

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García-Fernández, C.; Casado, M.A. and Ruíz Pérez, M. 2003. Benzoin gardens in North Sumatra, Indonesia: effects of management on tree diversity. Conservation Biology 17(3): 829-836.

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Katz, E. 1997. Regional conference for Africa on the conservation, management and utilization of plant gums, resins and essential oils, Nairobi, Kenya, 6-10 October 1997. Journal d'Agriculture Traditionnelle et de Botanique Applique 39(1): 179-181.

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Katz, E. 1998. Adoption du manioc par les Vili et les Yombe du Congo: innovations culinaires. Techniques et Culture (31-32): 265-274.

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Kusmina, S.; Budhi, S.; Sriwardani, F.; Utama, R.; Rantan, D. and de Jong, W. 1998. Effect of soil amendment on early growth of Vitex pubescens stumps. Forest, Farm, and Community Tree Research Reports 3: 70 - 73.

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Kusters, K.; Achdiawan, R.; Belcher, B. and Ruíz Pérez, M. 2006. Balancing development and conservation? An assessment of livelihood and environmental outcomes of nontimber forest product trade in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Ecology and Society 11(2): 20; (22p).

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Maogong, Z., Maoyi, F., Belcher, B. and Ruiz Pérez, M. 1998. Effects of Social, Economy and Policies on Production Management Systems. A Case Study of China's Bamboo Industries. Forestry Economics (English translation of Chinese article in Journal of same name), 3(1): 22-34.

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Maogong, Z., Maoyi, F., Belcher, B., Ruiz Pérez, M. 1997. Analysis of Social Economy and Policies on Production Management Systems. A case study on China's Bamboo Industry. Forestry Economics 5: 50-58 (in Chinese).

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Mertens, B., Liu Hua, Belcher, B.M., Ruiz-Pérez, M. Fu Maoyi, and Xiaosheng, Yang. 2008. Spatial patterns and processes of bamboo expansion in Southern China. Applied Geography 28 pp. 16-31.

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Ndoye, O. and Ruíz Pérez, M. 1999. Commerce transfrontelier et intégration régionale en Afrique Centrale: cas des produits forestiers non-ligneux. Arbres, Forêts et Communautés Rurales(17): 4-12.

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Ndoye, O. and Tieguhong, J.C. 2004. Forest resources and rural livelihoods: the conflict between timber and non-timber forest products in the Congo Basin. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 19(Supplement no.4): 36-44.

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NTFP markets and potential degradation of forest resources in Cameroon: the case of garcinia lucida

Ndoye, O.; Ruíz Pérez, M. and Eyebe, A. 2001. NTFP markets and potential degradation of forest resources in Cameroon: the case of garcinia lucida. ETFRN News(32): 44-45.

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Nkamleu, B.; Endamana, D.; Gockowski, J.; Ndoye, O. and Sunderlin, W.D. 2002. Analyse économique de la consommation du bois de feu en régions forestières: leçons des zones urbaines camerounaises. Sécheresse 13(2): 81-86.

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Ruíz Pérez, M. and Byron, R.N. 1998. Interpreting divergent theories on the development potential of NTFP's. Forest Science.

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Ruíz Pérez, M. and Byron, R.N. 1999. A methodology to analyze divergent case studies of non-timber forest products and their development potential. Forest Science 45(1): 1-14.

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Ruíz Pérez, M.; Ndoye, O. and Eyebe, A. 2000. La commercialisation des produits forestiers non-ligneux dans la zone de forêt humide du Cameroun. Arbres, Forêts et Communautés Rurales (19): 29-35.

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Ruíz Pérez, M.; Fu Maoyi; Yang Xiaosheng and Belcher, B. 2001. Bamboo forestry in China: toward environmentally friendly expansion. Journal of Forestry 99(7): 14-20.

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Spatial characterisation of non-timber forest products markets in the humid forest zone of Cameroon

Ruíz Pérez, M.; Ndoye, O.; Eyebe, A. and Puntodewo, A. 2000. Spatial characterisation of non-timber forest products markets in the humid forest zone of Cameroon. International Forestry Review 2(2): 71-83.

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Ruíz Pérez, M.; Zhong, M.; Belcher, B.; Xie, C.; Fu Maoyi and Xie, J. 1999. The role of bamboo plantations in rural development: the case of Anji County, Zhejiang, China. World Development 27(1): 101-114.

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Ruíz Pérez, M. et al. 2004.Markets drive the specialization strategies of forest peoples. Ecology and Society 9(2): 4.

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Looking through the bamboo curtain: an analysis of the changing role of forest and farm income in rural livelihoods in China

Ruiz-Pérez, M., Belcher, B., Maoyi, F. and Xiaosheng, Y. 2004. Looking through the bamboo curtain: an analysis of the changing role of forest and farm income in rural livelihoods in China. International Forestry Review Vol. 61 (3-4).

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The relationship between forest research and forest management in China: an analysis of four leading forestry journals

Ruiz-Pérez, M., Fu Maoyi, Xie Jinzhong and Yang Xiaosheng and Belcher, B. 2004. The relationship between forest research and forest management in China: an analysis of four leading forestry journals. International Forestry Review Vol. 61 (3-4).

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Ruiz-Perez, M., Maoyi, F., Zhinzhong, X., Belcher, B., Maogong, Z. and Chen, X. 1996. Policy Change in China: The Effects on the Bamboo Sector in Anji County. J. Forest Economics 2 (2).

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Rustiami, H.; Setyowati, F.M. and Kartawinata, K. 2004. Taxonomy and uses of Daemonorops draco (Wild.) Blums. Journal of Tropical Ethnobiology 1(2): 65-75.

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Sayer, J. A. and Ruíz Pérez, M. 1994. What do non-timber products mean for forest conservation?. IUCN Bulletin 3 (Special Report): 13-15.

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Schreckenberg, K.; Awono, A.; Degrande, A.; Mbosso, C.; Ndoye, O. and Tchoundjeu, Z. 2006. What do non-timber products mean for forest conservation?. IUCN Bulletin 3 (Special Report): 13-15.

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Schroder, J.M. 2000. The case of Prunus africana (J.D. Hook): lesson from a non-timber forest product from Mount Cameroon. International Tree Crops Journal 10(4): 337-346.

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Schroth, G.; da Mota, M.S.S; Lopes, R. and de Freitas, A.F. 2004. Extractive use, management and in situ domestication of a weedy palm, Astrocaryum tucuma, in the central Amazon. Forest Ecology and Management 202(1/3): 161-179.

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Sellato, B. 2002. Non-timber forest products and trade in eastern Borneo. Bois et Forets des Tropiques 271(1): 37-49.

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Shackleton, S. and Campbell, B.M. 2007. The traditional broom trade in Bushbuckridge, South Africa: helping poor women cope with adversity. Economic Botany 61(3): 256-268.

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The faint promise of a distant market: a survey of Belem's trade in non-timber forest products

Shackleton, S.; Shanley, P. and Ndoye, O. 2007. Invisible but viable: recognising local markets for non-timber forest products. Forestry Review 9(3): 697-712.

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Shanley, P. 2002. The faint promise of a distant market: a survey of Belem's trade in non-timber forest products. Biodiversity and Conservation (11): 615-636.

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Shanley, P. 2003. Beyond timber: certification of non-timber forest products. ETFRN News (39-40): 65-67.

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Shanley, P. 2006. Science for the poor: how one woman challenged researchers, ranchers, and loggers in Amazonia. Ecology and Society 11(2): 28.

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The impacts of forest degradation on medicinal plant use and implications for health care in Eastern Amazonia

Shanley, P. and Luz, L. 2003. Chainsaws in the drugstore. Appropriate Technology 30(3): 60-63.

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Shanley, P. and Luz, L. 2003. The impacts of forest degradation on medicinal plant use and implications for health care in Eastern Amazonia. BioScience 53(6): 573-584.

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Shanley, P. and Rodrigues Gaia, G. 2002. Equitable ecology: collaborative learning for local benefit in Amazonia. Agricultural Systems 73: 83-97.

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Shanley, P. and Rosa, N.A. 2004. Eroding knowledge: an ethnobotanical inventory in Eastern Amazonia's logging frontier. Economic Botany 58(2): 135-160.

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Sheil, D. and Wunder, S. 2002. The value of tropical forest to local communities: complications, caveats, and cautions. Conservation Ecology 6(2): 22p.

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Sonwa, D.J.; Weise, S.F.; Tchatat, M.; Nkongmeneck, A.B.; Ndoye, O. and Gockowski, J. 2001. The role of cocoa agroforestry in rural and community forestry in southern Cameroon. Rural Development Forestry Network (25g): 1-10.

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Sonwa, D.J.; Okafor, J.C.; Buyungu, P.M.; Weise, S.F.; Tchatat, M.; Adesina, A.A.; Nkongmeneck, A.B.; Ndoye, O. and Endamana, D. 2002. Dacryodes edulis, a neglected non-timber forest species for the agroforestry systems of West and Central Africa. Forests, Trees and Livelihoods 12(1): 41-55.

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Stoian, D. 2000. Shifts in forest product extraction: the post-rubber era in the Bolivian Amazon. International Tree Crops Journal 10(4): 277-297.

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Stoian, D. 2005. Making the best of two worlds: rural and peri-urban livelihood options sustained by nontimber forest products from the Bolivian Amazon. World Development 33(9): 1473-1490.

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Stoian, D. and Henkemans, A. 2000. Between extractivism and peasant agriculture: differentiation of rural settlements in the Bolivian Amazon. International Tree Crops Journal 10(4): 299-319.

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Livelihoods, Forests, and Conservation in Developing Countries: An Overview

Stoian, D.; Gottwald, C.; Ruíz, S.; de Jong, W.; Becker, M. and Bojanic, A. 2001. NTFPs in the Bolivian Amazon: socio-economic impact in view of institutional deficiencies. ETFRN News (32): 79-81.

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Sunderlin, W.D, Angelsen, A., Belcher, B., Burgers, P., Nasi, R., Santoso, L. and Wunder, S. 2005. Livelihoods, Forests, and Conservation in Developing Countries: An Overview. ETFRN News (32): 79-81.

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Tchatat, M. and Ndoye, O. 2006. Étude des produits forestiers non ligneux d'Afrique Centrale : réalités et perspectives. Bois et Forets des Tropiques 289(3): 27-39.

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Wickramasinghe, A.; Ruíz Pérez, M. and Blockhus, J.M. 1996. Non-timber forest product gathering in Ritigala forest (Sri Lanka): household strategies and community differentiation. Human Ecology 24(4): 493-519.

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Wollenberg, E. 2001. Incentives for collecting gaharu (fungal-infected wood of Aquilaria SPP, Thymelaeaceae) in East Kalimantan. Economic Botany 55(3): 444-456.

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Turning straw into gold:

Wollenberg, E. and Belcher, B. 2001. NTFPs - income for rural populations or not. ETFRN News (32): 31-32.

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Wollenberg, E. and Nawir, A.A. 2005. Turning straw into gold: specialization among Damar agroforest farmers in Pesisir, Sumatra. Forests, Trees and Livelihoods 15: 317-336.

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Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). Research Center for Biology. 2004. The ethnobiological society in Indonesia. Journal of Tropical Ethnobiology No. 1(2). Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). Research Center for Biology, Bogor, Indonesia. 95p

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Zhou, B.; Fu, M.; Li, Z.; Xie, J.; Yang, X.; Ruiz Pérez, M.; Belcher, B.; Wu, M. 2005. Plant species diversity of natural secondary forest community in Northwest Zhejiang. Forest Research (Chinese)

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