The papers published in this volume were presented at a workshop organised by the IUCN Sustainable Use Initiative (SUI) during the first World Conservation Congress in late 1996. The first section includes several thought provoking papers on broad issues pertaining to sustainable use. Three subsequent sections include papers from workshop sessions organised by Regional Specialist Groups on artisanal fisheries, community-based management of forests and managing wildlife for sustainable use.
The objective of this bibliography is to provide an overview of available literature (up to January 1997) concerning non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in the tropical forests of Africa. With this publication, the Netherlands Committee for IUCN hopes to facilitate and encourage the work of government institutions, NGOs and others who wish to engage in studies or activities on NTFPs in tropical Africa.