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Community forest and mushrooms: Collective action initiatives in rural areas of Galicia
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Título de la revista
Forest Policy and Economics
Cita Bibliográfica
Copena, D., Pérez-Neira, D., Macías Vázquez, A., y Simón, X. (2022). Community forest and mushrooms: Collective action initiatives in rural areas of Galicia. Forest Policy and Economics, 135. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FORPOL.2021.102660
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Elsevier
Fecha
2022
ISSN
1389-9341
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[EN] Galicia is a region situated in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula where community forests are very much
spread. This kind of ownership is held by local communities that, collectively, decide how to manage the forest
and its mycological resources as part of its non-timber forest products. In this work, we characterize and analyse
the existing governance modalities for the collective use of mycological resources in both their material and
immaterial aspects, and we do it by applying a social-ecological system framework combined with a knowledge
economy model. Up to 21 mycological use initiatives have been identified and inventoried. Most of them manage
the common resource through mycological reserves (open or closed), but there are others that produce and sell
mushrooms. The work shows how communities use their governance mechanisms to define rules aimed at
improving sustainability and the influx of revenues. In addition, we analyse how some of these initiatives are
starting to manage their common immaterial resources (associated with values such as quality and with ecocertifications,
etc.), and to develop innovative strategies (short supply chains) for the purpose of improving
their position in the value chain. The text discusses community management as a strategy that allows combining
sustainability objectives in the management of mycological resources with the raising of revenues in the long
term. Finally, we underline the need for public policies that support successful experiences and strengthen the
capacity of community institutions to appropriate the value they generate
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