Intellectual Property and Services
The Iwokrama considers itself to be the cutting-edge in various fields related to conservation and sustainable use of tropical rainforests...
Intellectual Property and Services
The IIC considers itself to be the cutting-edge in various fields related to conservation and sustainable use of tropical rainforests and has carried out a lot of research into the development of sustainable, non-timber and non-tourist forest enterprises.
In general terms, this area fits within a larger area of research and development currently under development by a number of similar, academic and tropical forest management organizations around the world. This research commonly defines three sectors:
Non-timber forest products (NTFP)
- plant products e.g. high-value seeds, resins, oils such as Crabwood oil, etc.
- genetic and biochemical assets (products of bio-prospecting)
- honey
- fish and other fauna (sustainably produced)
- community and craft products
Environmental services
- Soil stabilisation
- Watershed management
- Habitat and biodiversity management
- Carbon sequestration
Intellectual property
- Consulting
- Research
- Brand
IIC has development activity underway, or plans to do so, in the areas of:
- Plant products (e.g. crabwood oil) and bio-prospecting (e.g. various fungal derivatives)
- Consulting
- Applied and academic research.
New opportunities are arising in Carbon Sequestration and Brand Management
Also, there is a large, standing body of research carried out at Iwokrama, e.g. Geographic Information Service (GIS), which serves to augment the opportunities in Consulting.