coveted spaces,
coveted
resources
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many different representations are attached to the
forest. The various players
(farmers, loggers, charcoal burners,
livestock keepers, hunter-gatherers,
planters, States, NGOs, multinationals…) do not all have the same priorities and can be in competition for
using resources and spaces.
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The tropical rainforests
boast a great diversity
of resources with a wide
range of uses. Over
300 million people depend
on them for their livelihood,
or their very survival!
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Real treasure troves!
This illustration reflects the forest’s socio-economic role.
Many resources (timber and non-ligneous animal or plant-derived products)
are used by different players.
Medicinal
compounds
derived
from Amazonian
forest plants.
Achiote (Bixa orellana) fruit (Amazon Basin)
are used by the Amerindians for body painting
and in the food industry as a colouring agent.
Fruit picked
from a Cameroon forest.
Did you know? The Moabi, one of the largest
trees of the African forest, is used by people in the Congo
Basin in many different ways: as a sacred tree,
oil for cosmetics, bark for its medicinal properties, among other
aspects. Its pink wood is keenly sought after for exports •
The local
pharmacopoeia
and most current medicines
are derived from natural
substances coming
from the tropical forests
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MINISTÈRE
DES
AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES
ET EUROPÉENNES
FTH/en - 2011