PANAJI: Exploitation of wild mushrooms that are very ecologically ecologically from Goa, ‘natural Roen’, can lead to “eruptions or release of new forest diseases that are quarantined” such as the Virus forest forest Kyasanur (KFD) while we are still struggling against covid- 19 pandemics, said the council Country biodiversity (GSBB).
“We may be responsible for the next pandemic that is most likely to come from Western Ghats if we survive destroy the ecosystem containing dangerous viruses and other disease agents in the forest ecosystem,” microbiologists and experts on Dr.
Said Nandkumar Kamat.
Kamat said that forest residents had preserved the variants of mushrooms for centuries, from 1975 and so on, community conservation ethics changed.
“Market forces began to put pressure that led to overexploitas.
With high demand and price increases, which are translated into rs 15,000 to 20,000 per kg on dry basis, traditional penglopos with ‘being rich fast’ and an unresponsible attitude that is ecologically and ethically Has been degrading their sensitive wild habitat, “he said.
While the Wildlife Protection Act, in 1972, has confirmed the protection of such natural species in the local wildlife, we also accused that people are still looking for mushrooms from ignorance.
The Board has appealed to all those involved in pickers, sorting, packing, road sales, market sales to “leave at least 50% of fungi in young stages on termite mounds for conservation” and personal forest owners also treat species.