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| Provedor de dados: |
Ecology and Society
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| País: |
Canada
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| Título: |
Impacts of Unsustainable Mahogany Logging in Bolivia and Peru
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| Autores: |
Kometter, Roberto F; Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; kometter@lamolina01.lamolina.edu.pe
Martinez, Martha; Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International; m.martinez@conservation.org
Blundell, Arthur G; EGAT Forest Team, USAID; art.blundell@alum.dartmouth.org
Gullison, Raymond E; Hardner & Gullison Associates; ted@hg-llc.com
Steininger, Marc K; Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International; m.steininger@conservation.org
Rice, Richard E; Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International; d.rice@conservation.org
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| Data: |
2004-04-28
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| Ano: |
2004
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| Palavras-chave: |
Bolivia
Latin America
Peru
Expert survey
Forest conservation
Forest inventories
Forest regeneration
Mahogany
Protected areas
Questionnaire
Range
Sustainable forestry
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| Resumo: |
Although bigleaf mahogany [Swietenia macrophylla King (Meliaceae)] is the premier timber species of Latin America, its exploitation is unsustainable because of a pattern of local depletion and shifting supply. We surveyed experts on the status of mahogany in Bolivia and Peru, the world's past and present largest exporters. Bolivia no longer has commercially viable mahogany (trees > 60 cm diameter at breast height) across 79% of its range. In Peru, mahogany's range has shrunk by 50%, and, within a decade, a further 28% will be logged out. Approximately 15% of the mahogany range in these two countries is protected, but low densities and illegal logging mean that this overestimates the extent of mahogany under protection. The international community can support mahogany conservation by funding park management and by encouraging independent verification of the legality of mahogany in trade. Our findings demonstrate that a systematic expert survey can generate reliable and cost-effective information on the status of widespread species of concern and help to inform appropriate management policy.
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| Tipo: |
Peer-Reviewed Reports
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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vol9/iss1/art12/
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| Editor: |
Resilience Alliance
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| Formato: |
text/html application/pdf
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| Fonte: |
Ecology and Society; Vol. 9, No. 1 (2004)
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