GUEST EDITORIAL: NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS—A MISNOMER?

In the past, it was common practice for huntergatherers to collect tree and other products from forests and woodlands. These commonproperty resources were nutritious and often also important as medicinal products, as well as being useful for wood products for crafts, construction and for tools. As such they were rightly called non-timber forest products (NTFPs).