NWFP Report 2012
Liberia
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http://www.fao.org/forestry/nwfp/78836/en/lbr/ Food and Agriculture Organization, FOPP
Hugo Lehoux & Anis Chakib
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This document is still under construction, please don’t consider it as an official FAO publication
CONTENTS
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Contents 1 Plants 1.1 Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Fodder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Medecines and Aromatic plants . . . . 1.4 Colorants and dyes . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Utensils, handicraft and constructions 1.6 Ornamental plants . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 Exsudates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2 Animals 2.1 Living animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Honey and bee-wax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 Bush meat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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PLANTS
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Context The population of Liberia is estimated around 4.102 million people in 2010 [FAOSTAT] . The total area of the country is 111 370 km2 with around 4.329 million hectares of forests in 2010 [FAO, 2010].
Introduction Main Non-Wood Forest Products Only limited information is available on the utilization of non-wood forest products (NWFP) in Liberia. Edible animal and plant products such as bushmeat, mushrooms, fruits, beverages, honey and snails are supposed to be the most important non-wood forest products (NWFP) in Liberia. Other NWFP are medicines (Alchornea cordifolia, Xylopia staudtti, Hugaruna and Piptadeniastrum africanum), colorants, bamboo and rattan cane (Calamus deeratus, Raphia palma-pinus) used for furniture construction.
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Plants Food
No data available.
1.2
Fodder
No data available.
1.3
Medecines and Aromatic plants
No data available.
1.4
Colorants and dyes
No data available.
1.5
Utensils, handicraft and constructions
No data available.
1.6
Ornamental plants
No data available.
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ANIMALS
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Exsudates
No data available.
2 2.1
Animals Living animals
No data available.
2.2
Honey and bee-wax
No data available.
2.3
Bush meat
Bushmeat is the major source of protein and an important income generating activity for the bulk of the Liberian people, especially for rural dwellers. According to Anstey [Anstey, 1991], the profit margin of an urban market woman was between $US120-200 per month. Wildlife resources contribute to 60-90 percent to the consumption of animal proteins throughout the country and a survey in urban areas found that around 95% of the population consume bushmeat. Annual production of bushmeat for subsistence and commercial purposes is estimated to reach 105 000 t [Ntiamoa-Baidu, 1997]. Most popular species are small antelopes and monkeys but Anstey [Anstey, 1991] recorded 35 species for sale in markets throughout Liberia. There is a noticeable demand and consumption of bushmeat in the country, which have resulted to indiscriminate killings of animal species. Currently, commercial hunting is leading to extinction of many of the endemic species, which has resulted in import of bushmeat from Sierra Leone and Guinea [FAO and Falconer, 1990; FDA, b].
REFERENCES
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References S. Anstey. Wildlife utilization in Liberia: The findings of a national survey 1989-1990. WWF/FDA, 1991. FAO. Forest Ressources Assessment. FAO, 2010. URL http://www.fao. org/forestry/fra/fra2010/en/. FAO and J. Falconer. The major significance of minor forest products. The local use and value of forests in the Western African humid forest zones. FAO, 1990. FAOSTAT. URL http://faostat3.fao.org/home/. Forestry Department Authority FDA. National report on forestry in liberia. eighth world forestry congress, jakarta, indonesia., a. Forestry Development Authority FDA. Liberia national progress report on forestry and wildlife., b. Y. Ntiamoa-Baidu. Wildlife and food security in Africa. FAO, 1997.
Global Report on Non Wood Forest Products COUNTRY
CLASS SPECIES
YEAR
PRODUCTION unit
VALUE unit
EXPORT uni t
VALUE unit
IMPORT unit
VALUE uni DETAIL t
COMMENT
Liberia 13
Bush meat
105 000 t
NWFP Classes : 1 Food 2 Fodder 3 Raw material for medicine and aromatic products 4 Colorants and dyes 5 Raw material for utensils, handicrafts and construction 6 Ornamental plants 7 Exudates 8 Other plant products 10 Living animals 11 Hides, skins and trophies 12 Wild honey and bee-wax 13 Bush meat 14 Raw material for medicine 15 Raw material for colorants 16 Other edible animal products 17 Other non-edible animal products 20 Mushrooms
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antelopes, monkeys, sna
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