Non-timber forest products in the community of El Terrero, Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve, Mexico: Is their use sustainable?

Authors: Marshall, E. and Newton, A.C.

Journal: Economic Botany

Volume: 57

Issue: 2

Pages: 262-278

ISSN: 0013-0001

DOI: 10.1663/0013-0001(2003)057[0262:NFPITC]2.0.CO;2

Abstract:

The importance of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) to rural income was examined in a highland community in the Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve, Jalisco-Colima, Mexico. Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) techniques were used to interview 70% of households in the community of El Terrero. Of the nine plant species identified as NTFP sources, the two principal species traded by the community were tila (derived from the flowers and fruits of the tree Ternstroemia lineata), and blackberry (Rubus spp.). Collecting and selling of NTFPs was almost exclusively undertaken by women, with 80% of respondents participating. NTFP sale ranked as the most important source of cash income for 30% of women interviewed, and either second- or third-most important for the remainder. The research examined harvesting impact on populations of T. lineata, an understory tree species characteristic of cloud forest, which this was assessed in the four most-frequented collecting sites. Our results suggested that current harvesting approaches appear to be sustainable, although 95% of the women interviewed reported a decline in resource availability within the last 15 years, apparently resulting from illegal cutting. Suggestions are made with respect to the sustainable development of NTFP resources to help alleviate poverty within the Reserve.

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Non-timber forest products in the community of El Terrero, Sierra de Manantlan Biosphere Reserve, Mexico: Is their use sustainable?

Authors: Marshall, E. and Newton, A.C.

Journal: ECONOMIC BOTANY

Volume: 57

Issue: 2

Pages: 262-278

eISSN: 1874-9364

ISSN: 0013-0001

DOI: 10.1663/0013-0001(2003)057[0262:NFPITC]2.0.CO;2

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Non-Timber Forest Products in the Community of El Terrero, Sierra de Manantla´n Biosphere Reserve, Mexico: Is Their Use Sustainable?

Authors: Marshall, E. and Newton, A.

Journal: Economic Botany

Volume: 57

Pages: 262-278

ISSN: 0013-0001

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Preferred by: Adrian Newton