A. Species
Scientific name: Bertholletia excelsa
Common name(s): Brazil-nut
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Vulnerable
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Bolivia, Plurinational States of
Country/Region: Bolivia
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Regional/Continental/Multi-country level
Name/Details of location: Bolivian Amazon Basin
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2008
End Year: 2009
E. Information about the use
How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Type of use: Extractive
Practice of use: Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild
Lethal or non-lethal: Non-Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: Only parts or products of the organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Food and feed
Motivation of use: Basic subsistence, Income generation from trade (individual/household/community) and Largescale commercial exploitation for trade
Is this use legal or illegal?: Legal under national law
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people, National / local government and National / local private sector
G. Information about the sustainability of use
Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: Data presented in this study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Brazil nut trees and forests suitable for the species are being protected by local communities to preserve their income stream against more destructive livelihood strategies such as livestock farming.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: This study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Economically valuable and sustainable crop, locally.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: This study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Important local livelihood, less destructive than livestock farming. * Livelihood strategies concur with certain household characteristics that reflect livelihood asset endowments, like household members' skills or engagement in social networks. These household characteristics explain the adoption of livelihood strategies. This paper evidences that natural assets are linked to other assets endowments, a finding that is highly relevant for supporting sustainable livelihoods in communities.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Details of assessment carried out: This study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Details of assessment carried out: This study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Not recorded
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
* To improve forest livelihoods it is important to understand what factors influence the income derived from forests. Development efforts that aim to improve forest product incomes in rural livelihoods need to consider the diversification in livelihood strategies, the contribution of forest products in each of the livelihood strategies, and the sustainable livelihood assets that characterizes a particular livelihood strategy.
Record source
Information about the record source: scientific_pub
Date of publication/issue/production: 2013-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2022-11-24