Effects of rural residential development on forest communities in Oregon and Washington, USA

Knowledge, Uses and Practices of the Licuri Palm (Syagrus Coronata (Mart.) Becc.) around Protected Areas in Northeastern Brazil Holding the Endangered Species Lear's Macaw (Anodorhynchus Leari)

“…Additionally, this study also highlighted that dyeing licuri fibers involves the collection of a variety of native plant species, suggesting that cascading problems may have negative impacts on conservation, as reported in other studies [15][16][17][18]. Nevertheless, the relations of artisans with licuri in the areas surrounding the ESEC Raso da Catarina and APA Serra Branca, can fit into a pro-conservationist scenario because they: 1) obey the ordinance that restricts the amount of resources collected yearly per plant; 2) have adopted nondestructive techniques for the collection of the resource; and 3) have participated in orientation workshops for the collection of resources, as recommended in the Management Plan of the ESEC Raso da Catarina [44] and in the National Plan for the Conservation of the Lear's Macaw [34].…”

“…However, the fact that artisans harvest fruits, barks, and leaves of other native species for the dyeing of licuri fibers, indicates that their relation with licuri might cause cascading impacts on other forest species. The literature reports that in areas managed by people, the harvesting of forest products (timber or not) can change the physiological rates of the collected individuals, reduce production of the harvested resource, affect the local diversity, increasing the proportion of useful species and/or introduced species, or even cause local loss of species [15][16][17][18][19]57], consequences that need to be considered in conservation strategies.…”

“…Historically, different types of palm trees (Arecaceae) are harvested within or near protected areas [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14], creating problems for the conservation of biological diversity [15][16][17][18][19] and management of these areas, especially when the varied knowledge of local communities and the factors that modulate the relationship between the people and resources are unknown [20].…”