Chamaedorea is among the world’s most endangered palm plants due to overharvesting of the rainforest, waste removal of leaves, and climate change. According to the World Conservation Union (IUCN), three quarters of the Chamaedorea species are threatened due to overharvesting activities including the overharvesting of leaves, stems and seeds.
Many of these palm plants may either be house plants or outdoor plants. Typically they thrive in cooler temperatures, hence having shade is key to their growth. Too much heat causes stress on the plants and causes them to die out. Another threat that faces these palm plants is intense cultivation since these plants originally come from small scale production. Such cultivation may lead to extinction due to high levels of stress and weaker quality of leaves.
That is why in the Reserves, there is forest management of these concessions to oversee harvest cultivation and production. And when one buys a palm product from the Rainforest Alliance seal, it is certified to have been produced using methods that support sustainability which means socially, economically and environmentally.
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