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Prickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert CactiChristopher s. Robbins, EditorPrickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert C prickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cactiCactiChristopher s. Robbins, EditorPart I:Chihuahuan Desert Cacti in the United States: An Assessment of Trade.Management, and Conservation Prioritiesby Christopher s. RobbinsPart II:Chihuahuan Desert Cacti in Mexico:An Assessment of Trade. Management, and Conservation Prioritiesby Rolando Tenoch Ba prickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cactircenas Luna37622TRAFFIC North America World Wildlife Fund 1250 24th Street NW Washington DC 20037Visit www.traftic.org for an electronic edition of thprickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cacti
is report, and for more information about 1 RAI l ie North America.© 2003 WWF. All rights reserved by World Wildlife Fund, Inc.All material appearing Prickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert CactiChristopher s. Robbins, EditorPrickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert C prickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cactiC North America.The views of the authors expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the TRAFFIC Network. World Wildlife Fund (WWF). or IVCN-The World Conservation Union.The designation of geographical entities in this publication and the presentation of the material do not imp prickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cactily the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of TRAFFIC or its supporting organizations concerning the legal status of any country, territoprickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cacti
ry, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.The TRAFFIC symbol copyright and Registered TrademarPrickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert CactiChristopher s. Robbins, EditorPrickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert C prickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cactiConservation of Chihuahuan Desert Cacti, by Christopher s. Robbins and Rolando Tenoch Barcenas Luna. TRAFFIC North America. Washington D.C.: World Wildlife Fund.Cover photos of (top to bottom) Echinocereus strannneus, Ferocactnspilosus, and Echinocactus horizonthalonius. by J. AtchleyPrefaceWorld Wi prickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cactildlife Fund (WWF) considers the Chihuahuan Desen Ecoregton (CDE) of Mexico and the United States an important ecoregion for conservation because of itprickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cacti
s outstanding biological diversity, ecological fragility, and environmental concerns. The ecoregion. rich in natural resources, faces a range of visibPrickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert CactiChristopher s. Robbins, EditorPrickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert C prickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cactipublicized, but significant, threat in the U.S. portion of the ecoregion is the commercial extraction of wild native succulents, including cacti, for landscaping in private gardens hundreds of miles away. In the Mexican Chihuahuan Desert, some of the world’s rarest cacti are harvested and exported, prickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cactioften illegally, by opportunistic foreign collectors, or sold to unaware tourists by impoverished villagers supplementing paltry incomes.WWF approacheprickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cacti
d TRAFFIC North America, the wildlife trade monitoring unit of WWF and the World Conservation Union (IUCN), to investigate the implications of harvestPrickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert CactiChristopher s. Robbins, EditorPrickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert C prickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cactihe political boundaries of the CDE in the United States (Part I) and Mexico (Part II). TRAFFIC recognizes, however, that the geographic delineation of the CDE is defined by ecological and biological characteristics shared by both countries, and so it should be treated as one biogeographic region. TR prickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cactiAFFIC’S decision to assess the trade and management of CDE cacti in Mexico separately from the trade and management of CDE cacti in the United Statesprickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cacti
was determined by practicality and methodology. The disparate issues associated with cactus trade, taxonomy.and management in Mexico and in the UnitedPrickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert CactiChristopher s. Robbins, EditorPrickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert C prickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cactito the extent possible, the reports have been harmonized to minimize stylistic differences.Commercial trade drives the harvesting of CDE cactus species in Mexico and the United States, but the nature and scale of this trade differ in both countries. Mexico harbors the greatest diversity of endemic, prickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cactiendangered, and newly discovered cactus species. Those species are highly sought after by foreign collectors and continue to appear in the internationprickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cacti
al marketplace in spite of Mexico's laws prohibiting illegal collection. The number of specimens entering trade illegally is believed to be small but Prickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert CactiChristopher s. Robbins, EditorPrickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert C prickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cactito propagate and sell endemic cacti ill the marketplace. In the United States, the cactus trade involves fewer cactus species but considerably more plant material. The primary markets are southwestern U.S. cities with an and climate where consumers are trying to conserve water by resorting to desert prickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cacti landscaping with plants like cacti instead of water-intensive gardens. Contrary to their best intentions, gardeners and homeowners are addressing oneprickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cacti
conservation issue at the expense of another.TRAFFIC North America hopes the findings and conservation priorities detailed in this report will help WPrickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert CactiChristopher s. Robbins, EditorPrickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert C prickly-trade-chihuahuan-desert-cactier s. Robbins. EditorPart IChihuahuan Desert Cacti in the United States:Prickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert CactiChristopher s. Robbins, EditorPrickly TradeTrade and Conservation of Chihuahuan Desert CGọi ngay
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