The chamaedorea palm could be a candidate for certification efforts if the cost of certification is reasonable or can be covered by a premium paid for certified products. Collaboration with researchers at the University of California at Davis, Rainforest Alliance, Fair Trade, and the Forest Stewardship Council is being explored to identify practices, principles, or criteria that could be used to sell palm as sustainable. This information will then be used to assess whether eco-labeling palm would provide sufficient incentive for sustainable trade in the species. Certification costs must be kept to a minimum since premiums have not been observed in the market yet.