What Is A Sedative Filling

No use of moss in the manger

TAKEN FROM COLOMBIA NEWS
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At Christmas time, these small plants are in vogue because they are used in many homes to decorate the stalls. But the truth is that without control extraction is very harmful to the environment.

Mosses are some biological organisms with a wide distribution on the planet. Have their maximum abundance and diversity in areas with low to intermediate temperatures, high humidity as well as in the case of the Andean forests.

forgotten Although some plants from the ecological point of view and by its very size, play important roles in the hydrological cycle and biogeochemical forest. Also serve as a shelter for the establishment of many other species. "Are drivers of erosion, have the capacity to store large amounts of water. In fact, organisms with a high potential for use in the pharmaceutical industry and have antioxidant and anti-fungal compounds, "said Alvaro Duque, associate professor in the Department of Forestry.

For teachers , harvesting and use of the moss is only effective if done in cypress plantations. This statement, which came after an investigation led by the Conservation Group, Use and Biodiversity of the UN in Medellín and the Autonomous Regional Corporation of North and Central Antioquia, would allow farmers to find a sustainable economic alternative to market these plants, but, above all, there would be no negative impact on the environment.

For professor, one of the most troubling problems is the indiscriminate harvesting of mosses in certain ecosystems, which may have an effect on the hydrological cycle regulation, increased erosion and soil loss. "For example, secondary forests located in areas around Medellin could be much more impacted by the indiscriminate harvesting of moss, "he said.

Any solution? Duque said that can be sustainably harvested and is best done under cypress plantations (where they are in greater abundance), as in the village of Santa Elena. "That already made reports, which have been delivered to the Regional Corporation Corantioquia, in which we propose that a cycle of crop rotation and harvesting system under which local farmers have about a 20% annual stock would maintain the current populations sizes that are viable and sustainable, "he said.

The teacher explained that although this recommendation is made, the reality is different, there is a legal ban. "For this, one must be in a community very well structured because when you say that this can be done, farmers will wipe out everything because there is a culture of sustainable use."

"People who work with moss makes a loss. That is, collect a package and sell for five thousand dollars on the illegal market without competitive prices to generate profits. What is missing is the commercialization of resources, because as worthless, they do not value it enough, "he said.