Conservation state of non-wood products in the «Nogal» locality

Abstract

The irrational use of on non-wood forest products (NWFP) of the area of transition west of the Biosphere Reserve Sierra of the Rosario is bigger every day. It brings about a meaningful dependence level of people towards natural resources, mainly the soil resource and its relative fertility for production and feeding. Therefore, the aim of this research is to evaluate the conservation state of NWFP in the mountain «El Nogal», which is located in the west transition area of the Biosphere Reserve «Sierra del Rosario». This study was based on the method of rectangular of 50 x 10 m parcels (500 m2) systematically in the area for the conservation state assessment of NWFP.For the sampling assessment, It was used the Area-Species Curve, where it was considered the accumulated number of new species by parcel. The main results are focus on the use of ornamental plants, particularly in the Orchidaceae family because it has the highest percent, succeeded by medicine plant species and lastly wood species. The conservation state of NWFP in the mountain «El Nogal» has a progressive deterioration from the decline of the species due to high demand these products have to be a highly touristic area.