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Madera y bosques
On-line version ISSN 2448-7597Print version ISSN 1405-0471
Abstract
LASCURAIN, Maite; LOPEZ-BINNQUIST, Citlalli and EMERY, Marla R.. Culture and environment in the Sierra de Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico: the case of Oecopetalum mexicanum. Madera bosques [online]. 2016, vol.22, n.3, pp.11-21. ISSN 2448-7597. https://doi.org/10.21829/myb.2016.223489.
We analyze the cultural and environmental dimensions of foraging the wild edible fruit cachichín (Oecopetalum mexicanum) in the Sierra de Misantla in central Veracruz, Mexico, including gathering practices, social organization, subsistence, commerce, and consumption. Gathering cachichín brings together generations and genders in practices that provide amusement, as well as resources for economic income and personal consumption. Socialization during the gathering of cachichín renews and strengthens family bonds, friendships, and a sense of belonging. This study provides valuable insights for management, use and conservation of non-timber forest resources with biocultural roots.
Keywords : forest products; gathering; Mexico; non-timber.