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Managing Forests for Food Security. IUCN World Conservation Congress Saturday, 8 September 2012 Jeju , Korea. Smallholder management of forests has been “ i nvisible”.
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Managing Forests for Food Security IUCN World Conservation Congress Saturday, 8 September 2012 Jeju, Korea
Smallholder management of forests has been “invisible” For millennia forests and other non-agricultural ecosystems have been managed to better satisfy a variety of human and societal needs, including the need for food However, these traditional forms of management have remained mostly invisible to researchers We need to focus on identifying, understanding and evaluating their realities, potentials, and the trade-offs they demand.
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~1985* 2004 Expansion of municipalities producing acai fruit, 1985-2004 according to IBGE Brondizio, E. S. 2008. The Amazonian Caboclo and the Acai Palm: Forest farmers in the Global Market. New York: New York Botanical Garden Press.
broom raquiles dye fruit juice domestic animal fodder smoke rubber (coagulate) fruit fertilizer roof cover leaves “poguega” shrimp bait wrap “peconha” climbing belt general covers leaves/ crownshaft heart of palm leaflets hat paper pulp construction beams foundation for general construction trunk trunk floor boards fences walls bridges “cacuri” fixed fishing trap Construction of raised plant bed Medicine for stomach problems roots Acai palm (Euterpeoleracea)
Papaya Acai Banana Lemon grass Pineapple Crops: Annuals bi-annuals Perennials Terrain preparation Acai plantation Unmanaged Intensive Managed Selective clearing Unmanaged forest Clearing & leveling Thinning & Sowing Inter-cropping Transplanting in rows Pruning acai clumps Acai over bananas Acai monoculture Acai agroforestry Acai agroforestry
Average no sacks of açai (~48 kg fruit/sack) produced per month by 36 sample households in Mazagao(2000 – 2011)
Smallholder management of forests has been “invisible” For millennia forests and other non-agricultural ecosystems have been managed to better satisfy a variety of human and societal needs, including the need for food However, these traditional forms of management have remained mostly invisible to researchers Is working with smallholder forest management (rather than teaching farmers conventional forestry practices a promising way for assuring food, incomes, and sustainable landscapes?