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Dive into the database and discover which species are being used, where and how.
What is it being used for? Is the use sustainable?
Is the species in use threatend with extinction?
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Mesoamerica
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Mexico
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Facet Geographic location
Cultivation
(1)
Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild
(2)
Facet Practice of use combined
Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression
(1)
Conservation Management
(1)
Decorative and aesthetic
(2)
Energy
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Food and feed
(3)
Keeping/companionship/display
(2)
Materials and construction
(1)
Facet Purpose(s) of end use
Yes, considered sustainable
(1)
Yes, considered unsustainable
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Facet Record considered ecologically sustainable / unsustainable
Endangered
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Target species scientific name
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IUCN Red List status
Purpose(s) of end use
Practice of use
Record considered ecologically sustainable / unsustainable
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Record: Submission #596
Dioon edule
Chamal
Mexico
NT
Near Threatened
Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic
Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild
Yes, considered unsustainable
2008
1 year 5 months ago
Record: Submission #635
Ceratozamia mirandae
cycad
Mexico
EN
Endangered
Food and feed, Keeping/companionship/display, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Conservation Management
Cultivation
Yes, considered sustainable
2008
1 year 5 months ago
Record: Submission #634
Carnegiea gigantea
sahuaro
Mexico
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Energy, Keeping/companionship/display, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction
Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild
Yes, considered unsustainable
2008
1 year 5 months ago
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