Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have been widely promoted as a potential solution to high rates of tropical deforestation, by increasing the value of forest resources to local people. The content of this book is based around findings from a DFID/FRP funded international research project that has examined why commercialisation of NTFPs does not consistently contribute to poverty alleviation, gender equality and sustainable resource management.

It documents:

• The current research context;
• Our multi disciplinary methodological approach to collecting, analysing and integrating different data types to achieve comparative analysis of 17 different NTFP case studies (in Mexico and Bolivia), based around a framework of 6 hypotheses and 40 research questions;
• Our conclusions as to what factors influence the success and failure of NTFP commercialisation;
• Our policy recommendations

• Commercialization of non-timber forest products. Factors influencing success. Lessons learned from Mexico and Bolivia and policy implications for decision- makers(pdf, 6.3Mb)
• Comercialización de Productos Forestales No Maderables(pdf, 6.5Mb)
• Link to document on Internet Archive(Link)