Knowledge of plant resource use based on location, gender and generation |
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| Authors: | Delali BK Dovie ETF Witkowski Charlie M Shackleton |
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| Institution: | aSchool of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa;bIDRC Developmental Universities Project, c/o Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG59, Legon, Ghana;cDepartment of Environmental Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | The differences in knowledge of biological resource use between societal and demographic groups are often poorly understood; yet they are an important element of sustainability. Differences in gender and generational knowledge of locally useful woody plant species in South African savannas are examined. The results showed that young people and middle-aged females were highly knowledgeable. Over half of the total 267 woody plant species in nine use categories (i.e., medicinal, fruits–seeds, fuelwood, beverage, cultural, furniture, craft, fencing and housing poles) had multiple uses. Therefore, differences in knowledge of resource selection and use between social or demographic groups (for example based on gender and age) may appropriately inform conservation prioritisation, planning and monitoring. |
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| Keywords: | Conservation Indigenous knowledge Livelihoods Non-timber forest products Red Data Lists Savannas South Africa Woody plants |
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