2009-2011 Kleinhans Fellow: Tarin Toledo Aceves
Harvesting Epiphytic Bromeliads: An Opportunity for Cloud Forest Conservation Project Summary Tropical montane cloud forests (TMCFs) are a vital source of freshwater for local and downstream communities in the tropics. TMCFs are home to an immense amount biodiversity, yet they are seriously threatened by deforestation. Their recovery and maintenance relies upon appropriate management and the […]… Continue Reading
2007-2009 Kleinhans Fellow: Mônica M. Barroso Keel
Linking Market Intelligence and Remote Villagers: Innovative use of Rural Radio Networks in the Brazilian Amazon Project Summary The Center for International Forestry Research created a methodology to disseminate information about the production and marketing of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) to improve the livelihoods of small, isolated landowners and promote biodiversity conservation in the Brazilian […]… Continue Reading
2005-2007 Kleinhans Fellow: Amy Duchelle
Study of the Production of Brazil Nuts in the Face of Major Landscape Changes in the Western Amazon Project Summary Understanding complex linkages between social and ecological systems and their resilience to external shocks is essential to promote the sustainable management of natural resources. This project, directed by a graduate student researcher at the University […]… Continue Reading
2003-2005 Kleinhans Fellow: Carla Morsello
Company-Community Partnerships for Commercializing Non-Timber Forest Products in the Brazilian Amazon: Drivers, Problems, and Consequences Project Summary This project of the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil aims to evaluate the motivations, opportunities, problems, and consequences of trade partnerships or agreements established between forest communities and corporations, for the commercialization of non-timber forest products (NTFPs). […]… Continue Reading
2001-2003 Kleinhans Fellow: Catarina Illsley Granich
Development of a Management Plan for the Production of Mezcal from Maguey Papalotl (Agave cupreata) in Peasant Communities of the Montaña de Guerrero, Mexico Project Summary The project seeks to draw guidelines for sustainable management of a non-timber forest product of great importance for poor farmers that inhabit Mexican tropical dry forests: Agave for mezcal […]… Continue Reading
1999-2001 Kleinhans Fellow: Silvia E. Purata
Conservation and Use of Bursera spp. in the Tropical Dry Forests of Oaxaca: The Role of Markets and Certification in the Management of Non-Timber Forest Products The main objective of this project is to examine the ecological and market dynamics of some non-timber forest products of economic importance from the dry tropical forests of Oaxaca, Mexico. One […]… Continue Reading