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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frutal
purmavieja
chacraenproduccion
platano
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purmavieja
purma
THINKING beyond the canopy
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.
fruit
leaves
leaflets
trunk
roots
raquilesbroom
fruit
juice
smokerubber(coagulate)
fertilizerroofcover
“poguega”shrimpbaitwrap“peconha”climbingbelt
generalcoversleaves/crownshaft heartofpalm
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trunk
paperpulp
constructionbeams
floorboards
fences
walls
bridges
“cacuri”fixedfishingtrap
ConstructionofraisedplantbedMedicineforstomachproblems
dye
domesticanimalfodder
foundationforgeneralconstruction
Acai palm (Euterpe oleracea)
FigurecourtesyofE.Brondizio
BananaAcai
Pineapple
Lemon grass
Papaya
Unmanaged forest
Thinning & Sowing
Pruning acai clumps
Acai agroforestry
Selective clearing
Inter-cropping
Acai over bananas
Acai agroforestry
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anaged
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Perennials
Terrain preparation
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cai plantation
Clearing & leveling
Transplanting in rows
Acai monocultureFigurecourtesyofE.Brondizio
Averagenosacksofaçai(~48kgfruit/sack)producedpermonthby36samplehouseholdsinMazagao(2000–2011)
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Management for Multiple Products
• Isworkingwithsmallholderforestmanagement(ratherthanteachingfarmersconventionalforestrypractices)apromisingwayforassuringfood,incomes,andsustainablelandscapes?
Smallholder management of forestshas been “invisible”
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