Slide Ecopurús *
The Peruvian Amazon contains mahogany trees in tropical forests. Centenarians, red and high, are coveted for their valuable timber and illegal loggers international and U.S. exporters. Species such as Swietenia macrophylla commercially disappeared in neighboring countries of Brazil and Bolivia.
Areas bordering Brazil, Purus and Sierra del Divisor (Ucayali) are coincidentally protected areas that harbor endemic animal species, vulnerable habitats and indigenous peoples in isolation surrounded by all mahogany forests.
indigenous peoples inhabiting the Territorial Reserve Isconahua (Divisor) Purus Communal Reserve and live off the sale of seeds of mahogany, which climbs for an average of 5 kilos, valued at 40 soles. Using the calculation for 10 mahogany trees, which on average 50 kilos of seed sold to the market at about 400 suns.
"We have thought through what kind of work we can improve our province, of which we have prioritized the management of seed. What would happen if we cut down the wood? Lay down a piece of wood is fast, but to recover is very difficult. You have to wait 150 years, 200 years for mahogany to grow again, "said Alfredo Del Aguila, president of executing the Contract Management Purus Communal Reserve (Ecopurús), while showing pictures of mahogany seed production . "If we harvest the seed, the following year we again have to harvest and sell again."
* The full presentation presented at the VII International Congress 2010 RELAJU Mr. Alfredo del Aguila, president of Ecopurús, accessible through the institutional web DAR Peru.
Source: Law Environment and Natural Resources (DAR)
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