Abstract

ANASTACIO-MARTINEZ, Nancy Diana; FRANCO-MAASS, Sergio; VALTIERRA-PACHECO, Esteban  and  NAVA-BERNAL, Gabino. Utilization of non-timber forest products in the high mountain forests of central Mexico. Rev. mex. de cienc. forestales [online]. 2016, vol.7, n.37, pp.21-38. ISSN 2007-1132.

The forms of exploitation of three Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) of the high mountain forests of central Mexico are described: pink snowberry (Symphoricarpos microphyllus), moss (Thuidium delicatulum var. delicatulum) and edible mushrooms (Fungi kingdom). The research was carried out in the Nevado de Toluca Flora and Fauna Protection Area in the San Bartolo Oxtotitlán ejido in the municipality of Jiquipilco, State of Mexico, through surveys, semi-structured interviews, transects along the extraction routes, random sampling of the flora and participative observation. The results showed that, in the case of moss, it is extracted and exploited by people outside the community, and therefore the locals receive no significant benefits from this activity. As for the pink snowberry, it is exploited by a few families in the community, who are the main beneficiaries. Access to the harvesting of wild edible mushrooms is free, and it is practiced by most of the local population; although in the past this activity was only for purposes of self-consumption, today it is evolving toward commercialization through intermediaries. The forms of utilization of each resource vary in terms of their temporality, demand and commercialization channels.

Keywords : High-mountain forests; edible wild mushrooms; non-timber forest products; sustainable management; Symphoricarpos microphyllus (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.) Kunth; Thuidium delicatulum var. delicatulum (Hewd.) Schimp.

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