Commercial non-timber forest products of the Guiana Shield : an inventory of commercial NTFP extraction and possibilities for sustainable harvesting
2003
Andel, Tinde van |
Bánki, Olaf S. |
MacKinven, Amy |
With 2.5 million square kilometers of largely intact tropical rainforest and savannah, 10-15% of the worlds fresh water reserves and an extremely rich and highly endemic biodiversity, the Guiana Shield ranks among the most important ecological regions in the world. This report highlights the Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) of the Guiana Shield.