Rattan: Current Research Issues and Prospects for Conservation and Sustainable Development

This volume contains the outcome of the Expert Consultation on Rattan Development, held at FAO, Rome from 5 to 7 December, 2000, which was jointly organised with the International Network on Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) and co-funded by the Sweedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). The report includes a summary of discussions, recommendations and background papers and is organised according to the four thematic areas considered by the consultation: resources, uses and present action programmes; country reports on the status of Rattan resources and uses in Africa and Asia; Review of Policy, institutional and socio-economic aspects governing the Rattan sector; and Identification and discussions on required actions to enhance the sustainable development of the Rattan sector. The 20 background paper give a comprehensive overview of the situation and prospects for the development of the Rattan sector in Africa and Asia.