Una de gato: fate and future of a Peruvian forest resource

Uncaria tomentosa and U. guíanensis have been important in traditional healing in many South American countries. These species contain some sixty active substances which are widely tested for possible medical treatments. U. tomentosa has been traded from Peru until it reached a peak export of 726 to...

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Autores principales: Jong, W. de, Melnyk, M., Lozano, L.A., Rosales, M., García, M.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Center for International Forestry Research 1999
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18056
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author Jong, W. de
Melnyk, M.
Lozano, L.A.
Rosales, M.
García, M.
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Jong, W. de
Lozano, L.A.
Melnyk, M.
Rosales, M.
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Lozano, L.A.
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description Uncaria tomentosa and U. guíanensis have been important in traditional healing in many South American countries. These species contain some sixty active substances which are widely tested for possible medical treatments. U. tomentosa has been traded from Peru until it reached a peak export of 726 tonnes in 1996. Government agencies and private companies have dedicated considerable efforts in trying to enhance production and sales of these species. At the national level, there has been pressure put on the government to allow legislation to prohibit the sales of the raw material of these species to capture larger shares of benefits for the national economy. Initially false conservation arguments were used as there is sufficient evidence to argue that at current harvesting levels there is no threat to the two species. Regional government agencies have promoted the production of the two species without having a clear picture of future demand, allowing the possibility that much of the future production will not have any demand. Both actions may possibly negatively affect the benefits that accrue to local collectors or producers.
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spelling CGSpace180562025-01-24T14:20:50Z Una de gato: fate and future of a Peruvian forest resource Jong, W. de Melnyk, M. Lozano, L.A. Rosales, M. García, M. forest products industry intellectual property rights legal rights medicinal plants non-timber forest products policies propagation trade uncaria uses Uncaria tomentosa and U. guíanensis have been important in traditional healing in many South American countries. These species contain some sixty active substances which are widely tested for possible medical treatments. U. tomentosa has been traded from Peru until it reached a peak export of 726 tonnes in 1996. Government agencies and private companies have dedicated considerable efforts in trying to enhance production and sales of these species. At the national level, there has been pressure put on the government to allow legislation to prohibit the sales of the raw material of these species to capture larger shares of benefits for the national economy. Initially false conservation arguments were used as there is sufficient evidence to argue that at current harvesting levels there is no threat to the two species. Regional government agencies have promoted the production of the two species without having a clear picture of future demand, allowing the possibility that much of the future production will not have any demand. Both actions may possibly negatively affect the benefits that accrue to local collectors or producers. 1999 2012-06-04T09:06:03Z 2012-06-04T09:06:03Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18056 en Open Access Center for International Forestry Research de Jong, W., Melnyk, M., Lozano, L.A., Rosales, M., Garcia, M. 1999. Una de gato: fate and future of a Peruvian forest resource . CIFOR Occasional Paper No.22. Bogor, Indonesia, Bogor, Indonesia, CIFOR. CIFOR. 15p.
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intellectual property rights
legal rights
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non-timber forest products
policies
propagation
trade
uncaria
uses
Jong, W. de
Melnyk, M.
Lozano, L.A.
Rosales, M.
García, M.
Una de gato: fate and future of a Peruvian forest resource
title Una de gato: fate and future of a Peruvian forest resource
title_full Una de gato: fate and future of a Peruvian forest resource
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title_short Una de gato: fate and future of a Peruvian forest resource
title_sort una de gato fate and future of a peruvian forest resource
topic forest products industry
intellectual property rights
legal rights
medicinal plants
non-timber forest products
policies
propagation
trade
uncaria
uses
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