Weber Earth Science & Environmental
Engineering
July 2016, Vol. 2 (3).
Research Article
International Trade in Vicuna Fiber and Its
Influence on the Conservation Status of Populations of Peru.
Marina Rosales Benites de Franco 1*,
Abel Jesús Mejía Marcacuzco2, César Arguedaz Madrid3,
Miguel Llellish 4
1Professor de la Facultad de Ingeniería Geográfica,
Ambiental y Ecoturismo de la Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal.
2Professor del Doctorado en Ingeniería Ambiental de la Universidad
Nacional Agraria La Molina.
3Director de la Escuela de Ingeniería en Ecoturismo de la Facultad de
Ingeniería Geográfica,
Ambiental y Ecoturismo de la Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal.
4Investigator Asociado del Museo de
Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.
Accepted 28th September, 2016;
Available Online 29th September, 2016.
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Abstract:
International trade of vicuna fiber (Vicugna vicugna) and its products were made by the countries of
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and the United Kingdom. Peru was the main
exporter of fiber, recorded significant volumes from the inclusion of their
populations in Appendix II of CITES in the decade of the nineties. It
exported 82% of the total quantities, 47.319 kg of fiber corresponding to
241.423 sheared vicunas for the period 1975-2011. Ecological sustainability
of vicuna populations for the study period was 0.6261, showing that
international trade fiber of vicuña populations have had positive influences
on its conservation condition with a middle value. However, these values must
take into account the negative drivers vicuña populations, such as poaching,
main driver. For that, it is need to prioritize the management of vicuna
populations in its habitats than manage in captivity, seeking to diversify
economic options to offer at the market, based on goods and services
generated by Andean ecosystems, integrating vicuña population conservation,
its habitats with landscape approach.
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miércoles, 12 de octubre de 2016
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