Context
Our Conservation Strategy
Indigenous mushroom tribes of the Sierra Madre should receive reparations/benefit sharing from the psilocybin industry through legal frameworks and industry standards. As resources come into these communities, it is vital to strengthen community based governance in order to assess biocultural conservation needs, as well as the passing on of traditional language and healing practices.
Risks
Very few intact wisdom and healing traditions due to past intercultural interactions
Uneven benefit from psychedelic tourism to local communities
Loss of species from agricultural practices
Further loss of biocultural knowledge through urbanization
Opportunities
Economic — Direct benefit from exchange models to traditional/Indigenous users
Cultural — Youth programs for language and traditional ceremonies
Reciprocity — Community needs assessment for reparations work
Legal — Economic frameworks in Mexico for Nagoya Protocols
Ecological — Land and species preservation
Clinical — Intercultural healing clinics
