Can multifunctional livelihoods including recreational ecosystem services (RES) and non timber forest products (NTFP) maintain biodiverse forests in the Brazilian Amazon?
Sónia Maria Carvalho RibeiroBritaldo Soares FilhoWilliam CostaLaura BachiAmanda Ribeiro de OliveiraPatrícia BilottaAllaoua SaadiE. L. LopesTimothy O’RiordanHumberto Lôbo PennacchioLúcio QueirozSusanna B. HechtRaoni RajãoUbirajara OliveiraCarlos Alberto Cioce Sampaio
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Even though the foundation for multiple use forest management already exists in many rural communities, few studies have investigated whether timber and non-timber forest product (NTFP) extraction can be sustainably managed in the same systems. Of the thousands of NTFP species that exist in the Western Amazon, Bertholletia excelsa (Lecythidaceae), or Brazil nut, is currently the most economically valuable. Although local Brazil nut harvesters have expressed concern about reduced production in logged stands, no study to date has focused on the impact of timber harvesting on B. excelsa productivity levels. In 2012 and 2013, fruit and nut production of individual trees were determined in five recently logged Brazil nut concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru by following harvesters during the traditional collection period (January-April). Preliminary analyses will assess the influence of timber harvesting on fruit and nut production, based on a series of covariates [distance to nearest logging damage (gap/skid trail), logging intensity, logging damage to individual Brazil nut tree, distance to nearest conspecific, tree diameter, crown characteristics, soil type, and liana infestation]. The results from the study could determine if this valuable NTFP species can be sustainably managed in concert with timber extraction, potentially allowing for diversification of local livelihood and forest management strategies in the region.
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The Amazon biome occupies 60% of Brazilian territory, configured as a complex metabolism due to its diversity and the history of occupation by humans in the exploitation of its services. The Amazon nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa) occurs in the entire Amazon biome, which is essential for its sustainability. The Amazon nut production chain in the northwest of the State of Mato Grosso presents itself as a relevant case of analysis of the extractive activity of non-timber forest products (NTFP). Based on interpretative assumptions, the multi-scale integrated analysis of societal and ecosystem metabolism (MuSIASEM) approach is applied to the data collected in a farmers’ cooperative. The objective of this study was to analyze the socio-environmental metabolism of the productive chain of the Amazon nut in the northwest region of the Mato Grosso State (MT) in Brazil. As the MuSIASEM approach can generate an integrated set of indicators measured at different scales and dimensions of analysis, the results show a lack of sustainability in the social dimension, in the environmental dimension, and the presence of intermediaries that serve companies that function as an illegal part of the metabolism. As a next step, the defined method needs testing on different NTFPs and in other micronarratives.
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According to the characteristics of structure and function of ecosystem,evaluating methods of the ecosystem service based on the combination of the classⅡinvestigation to forest resource and long-term fixed observation data were discussed.At the same time,12 types of forest ecosystem were divided at Huoditang forest region according to the predominance tree species and the function and value of different forest types,such as provisioning services,regulating services,cultural services and supporting services were assessed.The results showed that:(1)In 1990,the total value of ecosystem services at Huoditang forest region was 877.28×10~4 yuan?a~(-1),about 4 691 yuan?hm~(-2)? a~(-1),the values of provisioning,regulating, cultural,and supporting services was 613 yuan?hm~(-2)?a~(-1),1 038 yuan?hm~(-2)?a~(-1),52 yuan? hm~(-2)?a~(-1),and 2 988 yuan?hm~(-2)?a~(-1)respectively.The overall economic value of ecosystem services was 6.65 times as much as the value of provisioning services;(2)There had a difference between different forest types and different forest ecosystem services.The services of broadleaved species were higher than those of conifer species.The value of Populus ecosystem services was the highest,about 8 099 yuan? hm~(-2)?a~(-1).The value of Abies fargesii ecosystem services was the lowest,about 2 648 yuan?hm~(-2)? a~(-1).The supporting services of the ecosystem were higher than other services.
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