Relevance and Sustainability of Wild Plant Collection in NW South America Insights from the Plant Families Arecaceae and Krameriaceae

This study focuses on understanding the socio-economic relevance of plant resources collected from the wild and its relation to current patterns of trade and sustainability. Grischa Brokamp reviews and analyzes the current extent of palm trade in northwestern South America, its impact, limitations and future perspective. Indeed there are conflicts between the commercialization of wild plant resources and the conservation of exploited species, which is illustrated by examples from the plant families Arecaceae and Krameriaceae.

Info autore

Dr. Grischa Brokamp contributed to the EU-FP7-PALMS project and acquired his doctorate at Freie Universität Berlin.

Riassunto

This study focuses on understanding the socio-economic relevance of plant resources collected from the wild and its relation to current patterns of trade and sustainability. Grischa Brokamp reviews and analyzes the current extent of palm trade in northwestern South America, its impact, limitations and future perspective. Indeed there are conflicts between the commercialization of wild plant resources and the conservation of exploited species, which is illustrated by examples from the plant families Arecaceae and Krameriaceae.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Grischa Brokamp
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 01.01.2015
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Botanica
• EAN: 9783658086954
• ISBN: 978-3-658-08695-4
• Numero di pagine: 199
• Illustrazioni: XVIII, 199 p. 11 illus.
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 14.4 x 1.1 x 21.1 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 291 g
• Serie: Springer Spektrum
• Categorie: Nachhaltigkeit, B, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Botany, Agriculture, Environmental Social Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Agricultural science, Plant Science, Plant Sciences