Commercial exploitation threatens Iriartea deltoidea and Wettinia quinaria in Northwestern Ecuador
In Ecuador, the conservation of natural forests is regulated by dozens of environmental laws (e.g., CITES, 1973; Ley Forestal, 1981; MAE, 2001; see de la Torre et al., 2011). In practice, however, the effectiveness of these regulations is doubtful: the country suffers a 1.8% annual loss of native...
| Autor Principal: | Altamirano Acuña, Diana Carolina |
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| Formato: | bachelorThesis |
| Idioma: | spa |
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Quito / PUCE / 2012
2012
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http://repositorio.puce.edu.ec/handle/22000/4944 |
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In Ecuador, the conservation of natural forests is regulated by dozens of
environmental laws (e.g., CITES, 1973; Ley Forestal, 1981; MAE, 2001; see de la Torre et
al., 2011). In practice, however, the effectiveness of these regulations is doubtful: the
country suffers a 1.8% annual loss of native forest (from 2000 to 2010), which is the
highest deforestation rate reported for South America (FAO, 2010). In fact, from 1990 to
2008, 12,375 km2 of forests were depleted from Ecuador (4.5 % of the territory; MAE,
2011). Clearly, regulations and policies intended to develop rural areas and to strengthen
the economy have been prioritized over those intended to conserve nature. As for instance,
the agrarian reform and colonization law (in force between 1964 and 1994), and policies
enacted to develop the national road network (in the mid-1980s, and early 2000s, e.g.,
CONADE, 1985; MOP, 2002) have promoted forest fragmentation and countrywide
deforestation (Añazco et al., 2010; Falconí and Burneo, 2005). One alternative to slow
down deforestation may be the sustainable use (maintenance of viable and healthy
populations of species that are harvested by humans) of non-timber forest products
(NTFPs), whose commercialization may also provide... |
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