MYCOSELVICULTURE
WHAT IS MYCOSELVICULTURE?
Forest management is key to increasing the resilience of woodlands against climate change, pests, diseases, and wildfires. This planning must be compatible with mycosilvicultural criteria, which promote the sustainable production of mushrooms and the conservation of biodiversity. Integrating both approaches allows for healthier, more productive, and more resilient ecosystems, ensuring economic and environmental benefits for local communities and the territory.
Benefits of Mycosilviculture:
Mycosilviculture increases mushroom production and provides key benefits: it enhances biodiversity, strengthens ecosystems, and creates opportunities for local communities.
Mycosilvicultural management maintains suitable habitats for fungal species, promoting the genetic diversity of mushrooms and truffles, which is essential for ecological balance.
A well-structured forest promotes water infiltration into the soil, reduces runoff, and improves aquifer recharge, ensuring water resources for the region.
A well-managed woodland reduces the accumulation of vegetation fuel, improves forest structure, and lowers the risk and intensity of wildfires.
Mycosilviculture generates rural employment, promotes mycotourism, and strengthens the cultural identity linked to the sustainable use of woodlands, fostering social cohesion.
Forest management reduces woodland vulnerability by removing suppressed trees and promoting the growth of the most vigorous ones, thereby increasing resilience against pests and diseases.
The production of mushrooms and truffles, along with ecosystem services, provides direct and indirect income, diversifies the local economy, encourages entrepreneurship, and creates sustainable opportunities.
