Much of the World s tropical and sub-tropical forest§ecosystems are being rapidly degraded. Thus, there is§interest in finding ways to protect biodiversity§while assisting communities to benefit from its use.§One way is through marketing Non-timber Forest§Products (NTFPs). However, NTFP development is often§unsustainable. Wood resin derived from Dipterocarpus§alatus, D. turbinatus, D. intricatus, D. tuberculatus§and D. costatus is a naturally occurring NTFP tapped§by ethnic Brao people living near Virachey National§Park in Taveng Leu Commune, Ratanakiri Province,§northeastern...
Much of the World s tropical and sub-tropical forest§ecosystems are being rapidly degraded. Thus, there is§interest in finding ways to protect biodi...