کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
89273 159337 2009 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Managing Amazonian palms for community use: A case of aguaje palm (Mauritia flexuosa) in Peru
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک بوم شناسی، تکامل، رفتار و سامانه شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Managing Amazonian palms for community use: A case of aguaje palm (Mauritia flexuosa) in Peru
چکیده انگلیسی

Amazonian palms are prime candidates for sustainable management of non-timber forest products and yet useful species are often harvested destructively. This paper examines a promising management initiative for one of the most useful Amazonian palms – Mauritia flexuosa – in a rural community of northeastern Peru. Based on data from household surveys (n = 57), filmed in-depth interviews, focus groups and participant observation, we identify the factors that influence: (1) the adoption of a locally developed climbing device for wild-harvesting of aguaje palm fruit; (2) the continued practice by some households of palm felling for harvesting fruit; and, (3) investment by households in planting and cultivation of aguaje palm. Our findings identify key conditions for palm management and point to the particular importance of the adoption of palm-climbing devices, not only for reducing wild palm felling but also for stimulating broader community-level conservation as well as efforts to cultivate the palm.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Forest Ecology and Management - Volume 257, Issue 2, 31 January 2009, Pages 510–517
نویسندگان
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