Studies for Sustainable Use of Golden Grass and the Humid Fields in Jalapão, Tocantins
Estudos para Uso Sustentável do Capim Dourado e dos Campos Úmidos no Jalapão, Tocantins
Estudos para Uso Sustentável do Capim Dourado e dos Campos Úmidos no Jalapão, Tocantins
Golden grass (Eriocaulaceae family) is a perennial plant used for handcrafts in Jalapão, state of Tocantins. The increase in tourism in the area and the diffusion of the crafts has caused wild collection to increase. This project seeks to study the effects of traditional fire management on the species and the humid fields in which it takes place. Scientific knowledge on this kind of management will be constructed with the goal of proposing techniques which can contribute to economic and ecological sustainability of the activity, taking all of the species in the humid fields into consideration.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Pesquisa e Conservação do Cerrado
Country:
Brazil
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 23,536.60
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 15,017.99
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 28,903.20
Project Number:
BRA/04/21
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
Experiments to test the effects of fire on golden grass populations were designed with the participation of community members who assisted in the field work started in August 2003. From planning of the activities to choice of areas to be studied to experiments to be carried out, there has been intense participation by the community. Many questions have arisen on the effects of the use of fire, without which the community believes golden grass flowers will not blossom, making the handcrafts using the stems impossible.
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
Traditional knowledge and scientific knowledge will be combined in management techniques richer in technical know-how. Higher sustainability of the use and management of golden grass and its environment is the objective, thus ensuring maintenance of the level of income brought about by the sale of handcrafts for Jalapão communities.
Partnership |
| IBAMA, Tocantins Nature Institute, Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology |
SGP Country office contact
Ms. Jessica Pedreira
Phone:
55-61-3327-8085
Fax:
55-61-3327-8085
Email:
Terena Peres de Castro
Email:
Address
SHCGN CLR Quadra 709 Bloco E Loja 38
Brasília, Distrito Federal, 70.750-515
Brasília, Distrito Federal, 70.750-515
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