Castañeros believe small amounts of timber can be harvested without affecting Brazil nut production, and that the extra income generated is vital to their survival. “We only cut trees that are far away from the Brazil nut trees,” says concession owner Felicitas Ramirez Surco. “If we obey the law, I don’t think there’s a problem.”
Brazil nut concession holder Felicitas Ramirez Surco in her Brazil nut concession near Puerto Maldonado, Peru.
Photo by Marco Simola/CIFOR
For more information about CIFOR's work on Brazil nuts in Peru, see Harvesting brazil nuts in Peru
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For more information on CIFOR's research on Brazil nuts in Peru, please contact Manuel Guariguata (mailto:m.guariguata@cgiar.org)
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