With the livelihood of 500 million people at stake, the environment ministry is finally trying to focus on regulating and promoting the largely disorganised business of so-called non-wood forest products.This used to be called minor forest produce, till the realisation sank in that there was nothing minor about produce which can rake in crores of rupees and give people a living. These dry terms cover everything from tendu leaves, fruits, flowers, honey and herbal medicines to gum and resin. But till today, there is no authentic inventory on such products and the sector is certainly not getting the kind of money it needs.