Forest Harvest: Community-Based NTFP Enterprise (CBNE) Forum

Community-based non- timber forest product enterprises (CBNE) are forest economic units or small businesses based on NTFPs that are owned and managed by indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC) resulting in increased income, improved community well-being and enhanced forest ecosystem management.

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Below the forest canopy, many products are harvested and traded by communities and their community forest producer groups

These non-timber forest products (NTFP) significantly contribute to the livelihoods and incomes of approximately 1.3 billion people who depend on forest resources and services. Despite this importance of the NTFP trade, it often goes unnoticed compared to the very visible timber trade.
Community-Based Non-Timber Forest Product Enterprises (CBNE) stimulates income generation for indigenous and rural communities and promotes conservation of natural resources through forest protection and sustainable harvest practices.

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Forest Harvest Collective Mark
(FHCM)

The Forest Harvest is a collective mark that aims to highlight the forest source and sustainability of product coming from community forestry groups. It covers all non timber forest products that are harvested from the forests, whether from the wild or already domesticated sources. Forest Harvest is based on Participatory guarantee system (PGS) building on local knowledge and peer monitoring and learning.

Traceable Forest Source

Using Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) or other monitoring systems in place, products or the material used can be traced back to well-managed, legally maintained community forests, whether wild or cultivated in home gardens of forest-based communities.

Sustainable

The products are harvested according to the agreed sustainable harvesting protocol for the product, ensuring ecological and production sustainability.

Good Quality:

The product is produced according to market standards and meets existing product quality standards of the market, unless a different standard is agreed upon

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Community-based non- timber forest product enterprises (CBNE) are forest economic units or small businesses based on NTFPs that are owned and managed by indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC) resulting in increased income, improved community well-being and enhanced forest ecosystem management. Explore the CBNEs from around the region by country or type of NTFP and discover new products and communities