the aim is to prove that quantification of NTFP
value chains is possible and useful. By following the flow of a given
NTFP from harvesting to final consumption, data on value created and
retained in the chain help to clarify the dynamics in the commercialisation
of NTFPs. This concept, in many contexts, is equated to a
conservation-through-utilisation paradigm and to reconciliation of
seemingly conflicting interests (Kusters et al., 2006; Sunderlin et al.,
2005; Arnold and Ruiz-Perez 2001).