NWFP Update

November 2020 / Issue #20
 
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Dear readers,

Welcome to the 20th edition of our newsletter in its current digital format. This issue summarizes relevant information related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including on: wild plants in the time of COVID, setting the record straight on wild animals, the role of forests ecosystems in preventing zoonoses, and more.  
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Joint FAO-TRAFFIC workshop on sustainable health care, well-being and nutrition raises the profile of wild plants

Incomplete data on trade wild plants, as well as the insufficient level of the uptake of sustainable management practices for these species, are threats to livelihoods, plant diversity and habitats, heard a FAO-TRAFFIC workshop to discuss solutions to bridging the data gap on wild plants, and assess the sustainability of trade and use. 
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Highlights
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The Invisible Trade: Wild plants and you in the time of COVID-19
 
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State of the Worlds Plants and Fungi 2020
 
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Impact of COVID-19
on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN)
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The Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (GBO-5)
 
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In-depth

COVID-19: should we worry about animals? Berhe Tekola, FAO's Director for Animal Health and Production, sets the record straight

Contribution of Forests, Trees and Agroforestry to Sustainable Food Security and Nutrition in a time of crisis

Saving forests can protect public health

Global pandemic needs local solutions for sustainable food systems

News

Multimedia
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COVID-19 Forestry Webinar Week

Watch the video recordings:
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State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2020

For the first time, the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew's State of the World’s report combines research on plants and fungi. Click here to learn more.
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Why sustainable beekeping?

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Upcoming webinar

Sustainable management of wild collected products for Geographic Indication
12 November 2020
15:00-17:00 CET

Literature

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Non-wood forest products (NWFPs) are goods of biological origin other than wood, derived from forests or other wooded land. NWFPs and similar terms such as "wild", “minor”, “secondary” and “non-timber” forest products (NTFPs) have emerged as umbrella expressions for the vast array of both animal and plant products other than wood derived from forests or forest tree species. Unlike the term “NWFPs”, “NTFPs” also includes fuelwood and small woods used for domestic tools and equipment.
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CONTACT 
For more information visit: http://www.fao.org/forestry/nwfp/en/ or contact us at: non-wood-news@fao.org


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