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Title: Nontimber forest products in the United States: Montreal Process indicators as measures of current conditions and sustainability

Author: Alexander, Susan J.; Oswalt, Sonja N.; Emery, Marla R.

Date: 2011

Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-851. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 36 p

Station ID: GTR-PNW-851

Description: The United States, in partnership with 11 other countries, participates in the Montreal Process. Each country assesses national progress toward the sustainable management of forest resources by using a set of criteria and indicators agreed on by all member countries. Several indicators focus on nontimber forest products (NTFPs). In the United States, permit and contract data from the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, in addition to several other data sources, were used as a benchmark to assess harvest, value, employment, exports and imports, per capita consumption, and subsistence uses for many NTFPs. The retail value of commercial harvests of NTFPs from U.S. forest lands is estimated at $1.4 billion annually. Nontimber forest products in the United States are important to many people throughout the country for personal, cultural, and commercial uses, providing food security, beauty, connection to culture and tradition, and income.

Keywords: Nontimber

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Alexander, Susan J.; Oswalt, Sonja N.; Emery, Marla R.  2011.  Nontimber forest products in the United States: Montreal Process indicators as measures of current conditions and sustainability.   Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-851. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 36 p.