. 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: Jipi japa. Jipi japa Carludovica palmata (CycLanthaceae) Tourist crafts or hats: weavers associating with an entrepreneur to reach tourist nnarkets or immigrant women selling hats locally? Fausto Lopez, Erik Arancibia and Elaine Marshall Only Ihe young Jipi japa leaves are selected for weaving. They are dried and often dyed before being woven into fiats, trinket boxes and mats. The
. 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: Jipi japa. Jipi japa Carludovica palmata (CycLanthaceae) Tourist crafts or hats: weavers associating with an entrepreneur to reach tourist nnarkets or immigrant women selling hats locally? Fausto Lopez, Erik Arancibia and Elaine Marshall Only Ihe young Jipi japa leaves are selected for weaving. They are dried and often dyed before being woven into fiats, trinket boxes and mats. The case study communities of Candelaria, Potrero San Rafael and Carmen Surutu are located in the municipality of Buenavista, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. They are situated in a region of lowland humid forest in the foothills of the Amboro National Parl<. The region is connected by relatively high-quality roads to the city of Santa Cruz, some 160 km distant, with a journey time of under two hours. Candelaria has AO indigenous Camba families, native to eastern Bolivia, who own 300 ha of land, including a forested river margin from which jipi japa palm is extracted. The community depends largely on subsistence agriculture and the preparation of handicrafts, which involves more than 90 per cent of the population. There is a tendency for young people to migrate to Santa Cruz in search of paid worl<. 39. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Marshall, E. , Schreckenberg, K. , Newton, A. C. , Willem te Velde, D. , Rushton, J. , Perez, L. , Viscarra, C. , Arancibia, E. , Maldonado, F. , Enriquez, C. , Rodriguez, I. , Lopez, F. , Edouard, F. , Quero, R. , Illsley, C. , Gomez, T. , de los Santos, J. , Flores, J. C. , Gonzalez, A. , Bojanic, UNEP-WCMC
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