Chamaedorea (Xaté) in the Greater Maya Mountains and the Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Belize: An Economic Assessment of a Non-Timber Forest Product

Anthropogenic impacts on tropical forest biodiversity: a network structure and ecosystem functioning perspective

“…The most well-known examples of overexploitation of tropical forest species involve large mammals for bush-meat (Milner-Gulland et al 2003), and tropical hardwoods for timber (Asner et al 2005). A less well-known example is that of Chamaedorea palms (xaté) in Central America, whose leaves are harvested for the floricultural industry (Bridgewater et al 2006).…”

Sustainable use of non-timber forest products: Impact of fruit harvesting on Pentadesma butyracea regeneration and financial analysis of its products trade in Benin

“…Both the economic and economical aspects of NTFP harvesting were studied by several researchers such as Flores and Ashton (2000), Godoy et al (2000), Bridgewater et al (2006). The methodology of economic assessment poses several problems such as plot particularity and location.…”

Avances y perspectivas del manejo forestal para uso múltiple en el trópico húmedo

“…En la práctica, hasta el 75% de las hojas de xate cosechadas son rechazadas por ser de calidad insuficiente para la exportación. Este sistema tradicional contratista ha llegado a ser ampliamente visto como insostenible e incluso como una "minería de xate" (Bridgewater et al, 2006). "La combinación de la falta de incentivos para que los recolectores sean más selectivos en la recolección de las hojas y los bajos precios dan como resultado un sistema despilfarrador e ineficiente'' (Wilsey y Endress, 2007: 4).…”