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The management of acai (Euterpe oleraceae) forests in the estuary of the Amazon River in Brazil provides an important example of locally-developed forest management systems that preserve many ecosystem services (including biodiversity conservation) while also contributing food and other economic products to households. Production of acai fruit has recently expanded greatly as use of the fruit has moved beyond the borders of Amazonia. Local smallholder farmers have responded to the new opportunities by expanding and intensifying cultivation and management of the palm. Such smallholder-developed forest management systems have yet to be recognised by either the conservation or development communities. CIFOR scientist Christine Padoch gave this presentation on 8 September 2012 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju, South Korea, during a session co-hosted by CIFOR titled ‘Managing wild species and systems for food security’.
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Managing Forests for Food SecurityIUCNWorldConservationCongressSaturday,8September2012Jeju,Korea
• Formillenniaforestsandothernon‐agriculturalecosystemshavebeenmanagedtobettersatisfyavarietyofhumanandsocietalneeds,includingtheneedforfood
• However,thesetraditionalformsofmanagementhaveremainedmostlyinvisibletoresearchers
• Weneedtofocusonidentifying,understandingandevaluatingtheirrealities,potentials,andthetrade‐offstheydemand.
Smallholder management of forestshas been “invisible”
THINKING beyond the canopy
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Managed Forests in Amazonia
THINKING beyond the canopy
Expansionofmunicipalitiesproducingacaifruit,1985‐2004accordingtoIBGE
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Brondizio, E. S. 2008. The Amazonian Caboclo and the Acai Palm: Forest farmers in the Global Market. New York:New York Botanical Garden Press.
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Acai palm (Euterpe oleracea)
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Averagenosacksofaçai(~48kgfruit/sack)producedpermonthby36samplehouseholdsinMazagao(2000–2011)
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• Isworkingwithsmallholderforestmanagement(ratherthanteachingfarmersconventionalforestrypractices)apromisingwayforassuringfood,incomes,andsustainablelandscapes?
Smallholder management of forestshas been “invisible”
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