People,money, and protected areas: the collection of the caterpillar mushroom <Emphasis Type="Italic">Ophiocordyceps sinensis</Emphasis> in the <Emphasis Type="Italic">Baima Xueshan</Emphasis> Nature Reserve,Southwest China |
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Authors: | Caroline S Weckerle Yongping Yang Franz K Huber Qiaohong Li |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland;(2) Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Heilongtan, 650204, Kunming, People’s Republic of China;(3) Society, Environment and Culture, Institute for Environmental Decisions, ETH Zurich, Sonneggstrasse 33, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland;(4) Centre for Mountain Ecosystem Studies, Kunming Institute of Botany, Heilongtan, 650204, Kunming, People’s Republic of China;(5) World Agroforestry Centre, China Program, 132 Lanhei Road, Heilongtan, 650204, Kunming, People’s Republic of China; |
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Abstract: | The caterpillar mushroom Ophiocordyceps sinensis (syn. Cordyceps sinensis) is among the most valuable mushrooms in the world, and plays a major role for the local economies in its distribution area
on the Tibetan Plateau and adjacent regions. Large proportions of its habitat fall into protected areas, and best practice
of sustainable harvest is under discussion, considering both, O. sinensis as a valuable income source for rural poor and protection of its populations and habitat. This study aims for a detailed
analysis of O. sinensis collection in a nature reserve in Southwest China. We found that harvesting is unevenly distributed among households and
villages, with households who have access to the resource but lack adequate alternatives for income generation such as rewarding
wage labor, fertile agricultural fields or harvest of other high value products being most involved. Although collection is
de jure forbidden, authorities of the nature reserve apply adaptive management strategies for sustainable resource use. This
includes the allocation of collection areas to communities based on their traditional land use strategies and the control
of harvesters from outside, triggering self-policing of the resource by the local people. The strategies applied provide a
promising model also for other protected areas where the caterpillar mushroom is collected. |
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