Brazilian berries present great nutritional, functional and economic characteristics
comparable to temperate berries. They constitute an important innovation domain for the …

Mauritia flexuosa is a key ecological and economic palm found throughout tropical South
America. To inform improved management of M. flexuosa, we conducted a systematic review …

The Cerrado is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots, a key hydrological area of Brazil and
home to socio-culturally diverse groups. However, the expansion of agribusiness activities in …

In this paper, we present the results of a review of the state of the art concerning the
sustainability of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) use and/or commercialization from an …

Nontimber forests products (NTFPs) are the mainstay of rural livelihoods and local
economies the world over. As such they are of interest to a wide disciplinary range of …

Increasing harvest and overexploitation of wild plants for non‐timber forest products can
significantly affect population dynamics of harvested populations. While the most common …

Abstract In the Amazon Basin, some non-timber forest products (NTFPs), such as the
ecologically and economically important palm Mauritia flexuosa, are extracted intensively …

The use of quantitative indices to quantify the importance of a plant species to human
societies is widespread. While quantification may yield support for standardized …

Understanding which factors influence medicinal plant species selection and harvest or use
pressure can provide valuable insights for sustainable management of natural resources …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance In Brazil, there are species of snakes that become
involved in accidents and cause serious health problems to the inhabitants, highlighting the …