Table 1 Tenure and ecological issues related to the harvesting of commercially important NTFPs
From: Sustainability issues of commercial non-timber forest product extraction in West Suriname
Plant (p)/animal (a) NTFP | Family | Voucher specimen # | Bought by | Tenure issues | Ecological issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crabwood seeds Carapa guianensis L. (p) | Meliaceae | TvdB002 | Local subsistence users Non-local subsistence users Non-local small-scale commercial users | Collecting on state domain under request for logging | Overharvesting seeds can decrease seedlings |
Brazil nuts Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl. (p) | Lecythidaceae | – | Local subsistence users Local small-scale commercial users Non-local small-scale commercial users | Collecting happens on state domain, which is proposed to become a nature reserve | Overharvesting seeds for successive years can decrease seedlings of this species |
Sawari nuts Caryocar nuciferum L. (p) | Caryocaraceae | – | Local subsistence users Local small-scale commercial users Non-local small-scale commercial users | Collecting happens on state domain, which is proposed to become a nature reserve | Overharvesting seeds for successive years, can decrease seedlings of this species |
Kokriki seeds Ormosia costulata (Miq.) Kleinhoonte (p) | Fabaceae | TvdB020 | Non-local subsistence users | Collecting happens on logging concession site | Non observed |
Boesemani stingray Potamotrygon boesemani (a) | Potamotrygonidae | – | Non-local commercial users | Fishing happens on de facto open access river | Extreme decrease in population Potential threats to trophic system Potential ecosystem-wide issues |
White-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari (a) | Tayassuidae | – | Local subsistence users Non-local subsistence users | Hunting happens on state domain and on logging concession sites | Decrease in population |
Lowland paca Cuniculus paca (a) | Cuniculidae | – | Local subsistence users Non-local subsistence users | Hunting happens on state domain and on logging concession sites | Decrease in population |
Wolf fish Hoplias aimara (a) | Erythrinidae | – | Local subsistence users non-local subsistence users | Non-observed | Decrease in population |