Timber, Tourists, and Temples

by Primack, Richard B.; Bray, David Barton; Galletti, Hugo A.; Ponciano, Ismael

• ISBN13: 9781559635417
• ISBN10: 155963541X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-12-01
• Publisher: Island Pr

Summary

Stretching across southern Mexico, northern Guatemala, and Belize, the Maya Forest, or Selva Maya, constitutes one of the last large blocks of tropical forest remaining in North and Central America. Home to Mayan-speaking people for more than 5,000 years, the region is also uncommonly rich in cultural and archaeological resources.Timber, Tourists, and Templesbrings together the leading biologists, social scientists, and conservationists working in the region to present in a single volume information on the intricate social and political issues, and the complex scientifc and management problems to be resolved there. Following an introductory chapter that presents GIS and remote sensing data, the book: considers perspectives on managing forest resources and the forestry and conservation policies of each nation examines efforts by communities to manage their forest resources explains the connections between resource conservation and use by local people highlights research projects that integrate baseline biological research with impact assessments explains the need to involve local people in conservation effortTimber, Tourists, and Templesexplores methods of supporting the biological foundation of the Maya Forest and keeping alive that unique and diverse ecosystem. While many areas face similar development pressures, few have been studied as much or for as long as the Maya Forest. The wealth of information included in this pathbreaking work will be valuable not only for researchers involved with the Maya Forest but for anyone concerned with the protection, use, and management of tropical forest ecosystems throughout the world.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi	(2)
Introduction: The Maya Forest	xiii
James D. Nations
Richard B. Primack
David Bray
Part I A Regional Approach to the Maya Forest	1	(28)
Chapter 1 A Regional Approach to Conservation in the Maya Forest	3	(20)
Chris Rodstrom
Silvio Olivieri
Laura Tangley
Chapter 2 One Forest, Two Nations: The Chiquibul Forest of Belize and Guatemala	23	(6)
Sharon Matola
Elizabeth Platt
Part II Forest Policy and Management and the Emergence of Community Forestry	29	(108)
Chapter 3 The Maya Forest of Quintana Roo: Thirteen Years of Conservation and Community Development	33	(14)
Hugo A. Galletti
Chapter 4 Forest Management in Quintana Roo, Mexico	47	(14)
Henning Flachsenberg
Hugo A. Galletti
Chapter 5 Sustaining Harvests of Mahogany (Swietenia Macrophylla King) from Mexico's Yucatan Forests: Past, Present, and Future	61	(20)
Laura K. Snook
Chapter 6 The Maya Forest in Campeche, Mexico: Experiences in Forest Management at Calakmul	81	(18)
Deocundo Acopa
Eckart Boege
Chapter 7 Forestry Policy and Protected Areas in the Peten, Guatemala	99	(12)
Ismael Ponciano
Chapter 8 Community Forest Concessions: An Economic Alternative for the Maya Biosphere Reserve in the Peten, Guatemala	111	(14)
Steven P. Gretzinger
Chapter 9 Forest Management and Conservation in Belize: A Brief Background	125	(12)
Elizabeth Platt
Part III Nontimber Forest Products in Conservation Strategies	137	(86)
Chapter 10 Nontimber Forest Products in Community Development and Conservation: Desmoncus sp. (Tie-tie) in Gales Point, Belize	141	(14)
Jill M. Belsky
Stephen F. Siebert
Chapter 11 Governmental and Customary Arrangements Guiding Chicle Latex Extraction in the Peten, Guatemala	155	(24)
Barbara L. Dugelby
Chapter 12 The Impact of Hunting on Wildlife in the Maya Forest of Mexico	179	(16)
Jeffrey P. Jorgenson
Chapter 13 Monitoring Nontimber Forest Product Harvest for Ecological Sustainability: A Case Study of Huano (Sabal mauritiiformis) in the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area, Belize	195	(14)
Jennifer L. O'Hara
Chapter 14 Buffer Zone Management: Lessons for the Maya Forest	209	(14)
James R. Barborak
Part IV Biodiversity Research for Conservation	223	(60)
Chapter 15 Toward Sustainable Forestry in Belize	225	(16)
Nicholas V. L. Brokaw
Andrew A. Whitman
Roger Wilson
John M. Hagan
Neil Bird
Elizabeth P. Mallory
Laura K. Snook
Paul J. Martins
Darrell Novelo
Dominic White
Elizabeth Losos
Chapter 16 The Peregrine Fund's Maya Project: Ecological Research, Habitat Conservation Efforts, and Development of Human Resources in the Maya Forest	241	(26)
David F. Whitacre
Chapter 17 Dynamics and Ecology of Natural and Managed Forests in Quintana Roo, Mexico	267	(16)
Dennis F. Whigham
James F. Lynch
Matthew B. Dickinson
Part V Community Development, Conservation, and Ecotourism	283	(113)
Chapter 18 The Global Environment and Galacia, the New Ejidal Population Center, Marques de Comillas Zone, Ocosingo, Chiapas	287	(6)
Juan Marroquin
Chapter 19 What Is the Forest to a Small Farmer? Interview with Raymundo Terron Santana Interviewer: Hugo A. Galletti	293	(6)
Chapter 20 Organic Coffee Production and the Conservation of Natural Resources in Las Margaritas, Chiapas	299	(18)
Jose Luis Plaza Sanchez
Chapter 21 The Bio-Itza Reserve: History of an Indigenous Effort to Conserve the Itza Maya Community of San Jose, El Peten, Guatemala	317	(10)
Reginaldo Chayax Huex
Feliciano Tzul Colli
Carlos Gomez Caal
Steven P. Gretzinger
Chapter 22 Community-Based Ecotourism in the Maya Forest: Problems and Potentials	327	(16)
Ruth Norris
J. Scott Wilber
Luis Oswaldo Morales Marin
Chapter 23 Community-Based Development As a Conservation Tool: The Community Baboon Sanctuary and the Gales Point Manatee Reserve	343	(22)
Robert H. Horwich
Jonathan Lyon
Chapter 24 Illuminating the Peten's Throne of Gold: The ProPeten Experiment in Conservation-Based Development	365	(24)
Conrad Reining
Carlos Soza Manzanero
Chapter 25 The Belize Zoo: Grassroots Efforts in Education and Outreach	389	(7)
Rafael Coc
Laura Marsh
Elizabeth Platt
Common Terms and Names	396	(3)
Common Acronyms	399	(3)
Contributors	402	(3)
Name Index	405	(6)
Subject Index	411