Non-Wood Forest Products for People, Nature and the Green Economy. Recommendations for Policy Priorities in Europe: A White Paper Based on Lessons Learned from around the Mediterranean
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Based on the analysis of risks and limitations, this white paper stresses the urgent need for action and identifies promising policy options to:
.secure the conservation and sustainable supply of non-wood forest products (NWFP);
.build competitive, equitable, and sustainable value chains;
.improve transparency, data, and information flow on NWFP and;
.establish enabling conditions in the policy, financial, and innovation terms.
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Martínez de Arano, I., Maltoni, S., Picardo, A., Mutke, S. et al. (2021). Non-wood forest products for people, nature and the green economy. Recommendations for policy priorities in Europe. A white paper based on lessons learned from around the Mediterranean. EFI and FAO, Barcelona. https://doi.org/10.36333/k2a05
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Lead authors
Inazio Martinez de Arano¹, Sara Maltoni², Alvaro Picardo¹⁴, Sven Mutke³.
Contributing authors
Joana Amaral Paulo⁴, Moktar Baraket⁵, Haïmad Baudriller-Cacaud⁶, Raphael Bec⁶, Jose Antonio Bonet⁷, Anton Brenko⁸, Dino Buršić⁸, Benjamin Chapelet⁶, Alexandra Correia⁴, Roser Cristobal⁷, Gabriel Ducos⁶, Liliana Fernandez⁹, Florian Galinat⁶, Lamia Hamrouni⁵, Henri Husson⁶, Mariem Khalfaoui⁵, Steven Libbrecht¹⁰, Nikos Markos¹¹, Giulia Muir¹⁵, Maria Pasalodos³, Olivia Marois⁶, Nicola Andrighetto¹², Jacopo Giacomoni¹², Aida Rodriguez⁹, Roberto Rubio⁹, Conceição Santos Silva¹³, Simona Sorrenti¹⁵, Kalliopi Stara¹¹, Paula Soares⁴,Ibtissem Taghouti⁵, Margarida Tome⁴, Enrico Vidale¹², Sven Walter¹⁵.
Reviewers
Piotr Borkowsky¹⁶, James Chamberlain¹⁷, Davide Pettenella¹⁸, Eduardo Rojas¹⁹.
Acknowledgements
We acknowledge the feedback on previous drafts given by the consortia of former EU-funded projects FP7-311919-StarTree and COST Action FP1203 NWFPs, as well as from FAO and members of the IUFRO Task Force Unlocking the Bioeconomy and Non-Timber Forest Products during a webinar on September 16-17, 2020, namely Anastasiya Timoshyna, Elise Heral (TRAFFIC); Celeste Santos e Silva (University Évora); Daniel Moura da Costa Teixeira (Brazil); Katie Meinhold (Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences); Kitti Horvath, Sven Walter (FAO), and Jim Chamberlain (USDA, IUFRO task force coordinator).
ISBN 978-92-5-134727-0 [FAO]
ISBN 978-952-7426-08-1 (printed)
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ISSN 2670-2215 (pdf)
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Contents
Executive Summary
Twelve policy actions to leverage NWFP
1. Aim of the white paper
2. The policy relevance of NWFP: unveiling the invisible
2.1 NWFP and the sustainable development goals
2.2 NWFP – a necessary element to achieve Europe’s policy priorities
2.3 Untapped potentials and major challenges
3. Concerted actions to achieve core policy objectives
3.1 Securing the conservation and sustainable supply of NWFP
3.1.1 Enhance the resource base
3.1.2 Ensure sustainable harvest levels and fair and secure access to