. Commercialization of non-timber forest products. Factors influencing success. Lessons learned from Mexico and Bolivia and policy implications for decision- makers. UNEP-WCMC Biodiversity Series Case studies: Incense and copal Incense and copal Clusia cf. ramosa (Guttiferae) and Protium sp. (Burseraceae) Two resins: different values, different uses, one value chain Cesar Enriquez, Erik Arancibia and Elaine Marshall Pucasucho IS located in the municipality of Apolo in northern La Paz Department, Bolivia. The average journey time from the capital city of La Paz. some 450 km away, is 12 to
. Commercialization of non-timber forest products. Factors influencing success. Lessons learned from Mexico and Bolivia and policy implications for decision- makers. UNEP-WCMC Biodiversity Series Case studies: Incense and copal Incense and copal Clusia cf. ramosa (Guttiferae) and Protium sp. (Burseraceae) Two resins: different values, different uses, one value chain Cesar Enriquez, Erik Arancibia and Elaine Marshall Pucasucho IS located in the municipality of Apolo in northern La Paz Department, Bolivia. The average journey time from the capital city of La Paz. some 450 km away, is 12 to 16 hours by road during the dry season. Products traded from this region, therefore, are lil<ely to be most successful when they are high in value but low in volume. The case study community is one of only six communities seriously engaged in the incense trade. Pucasucho is located 70 km from the nearest town of Apolo at an altitude of 1 530 metres in the buffer zone of the recently created Madidi National Park. It has 43 families of Leco-Ahuachile and Quechua origin, 18 of which dedicate time to the joint collection of copal and the scarcer and higher-value incense. The families are subsistence agri- culturalists farming beans, maize and small livestock on approximately 5 500 ha of land. Most external goods are acquired through barter, emphasizing the importance of incense and copal activities in generating a cash income. These NTFPs are viewed as a savings bank that can be drawn upon in times of need. Collection of these NTFPs is labour and time intensive, with an average of two days required to reach the harvesting sites within the park. There is an informal agreement with the park administration that collection may continue in existing areas, but not expand into new areas. It IS not the poorest members of the community who collect incense/copal, but rather those who are recognized by the community as nominal owners of a zone of incense production, or rumbeo. Collection a
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