Objective:
A large number of the medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) on the market come from wild collection and some of them are being overexploited or exploited without following proper practices. Establishing an adequate management could maintain the use of some species without compromising their conservation and obtain a benefit for the rural community.
In order to collect, it is necessary to evaluate the situation of that species in the place where it is going to be collected to estimate if it can be considered a “resource” or not, and to do it following an adequate methodology.
Context:
When considering whether a wild species can be harvested in a given context, a global assessment of this species should be made, including: the suitability of the origin of the plant material (collection or cultivation) and what implications (environmental, economic, technical and social) both options entail, the current situation of this species and the vulnerability of being collected. The answers obtained will help to define a more or less restrictive and conservationist management objective or another one oriented to a sustainable use that includes regeneration and conservation.
Contacts:
Roser Cristóbal Cabau, roser.cristobal@ctfc.es, http://www.ctfc.cat/, http://apsb.ctfc.cat/
Further information:
http://www.valuepam.eu/files/socios/andanatura/E%20121%20Metodologia%20valuepam_ES.pdf
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