sustainability Article Management of Wild Edible Fungi in the Meseta Purépecha Region, Michoacán, México Eva Itzel Castro-Sánchez 1, Ana Isabel Moreno-Calles 2,* , Sue Meneses-Eternod 2, Berenice Farfán-Heredia 3, José Blancas 4 and Alejandro Casas 5 1 Facultad de Biología, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, General Francisco J. Múgica S/N A-1, Felicitas de Rio, Morelia 8030, Michoacán, Mexico 2 Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores Unidad Morelia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro #8701, Morelia 58190, Michoacán, Mexico 3 Centro de Cooperación Regional para la Eduación de Adultos en Amperica Latina, Área Académica Desarrollo Sustentable, Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas # 525, Colonia Revolución, Pátzcuaro 61609, Michoacán, Mexico 4 Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad #1001, Colonia Chamilpa, Cuernavaca 62209, Morelos, Mexico 5 Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro #8701, Morelia 58190, Michoacán, Mexico * Correspondence:
[email protected] Received: 25 June 2019; Accepted: 6 July 2019; Published: 10 July 2019 Abstract: Ethnoecology is the study of the relationship between humans and their environments and components, including fungi. México is an exceptional setting for studying the interactions between humans and fungi, since most of the native cultures have interacted with these organisms for thousands of years. The state of Michoacán is particularly relevant, since nearly 11% of the fungi species recorded in Mexico occur there, 139 of which are edible. The aim of this study was to analyze the interactions of the Purépecha native communities with edible fungi and their environment, the position of mushrooms in the local worldview, and the classification system, management forms, and social and environmental problems associated with their use.