Traditional uses of plants in a rural community of Mozambique and possible links with Miombo degradation and harvesting sustainability.
Traditional uses of plants in a rural community of Mozambique and possible links with Miombo degradation and harvesting sustainability.
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10.1186/1746-4269-10-59
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发表时间：
2014-07-23
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Signorini MA
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作者：
Bruschi P;Mancini M;Mattioli E;Morganti M;Signorini MA
Miombo林地在生活在亚赤道非洲国家的人民的生活中发挥着重要作用，有助于满足人类的基本需求，如食物、药品、薪材和建筑材料。然而，过度开发植物资源和不可持续的采伐做法可能会使森林退化。这项研究的目的是在一个更广泛的框架内记录除药用植物以外的Miombo植物产品在当地社区的使用情况，在这个框架中，我们讨论了所用物种和整个Miombo环境的传统使用与保护状况之间的可能联系。在莫桑比克中部Muda-Serração的四个社区进行了实地考察。我们对52名信息者进行了半结构化访谈，了解他们对有用植物的知识、使用和收获实践。还对当地的Miombo植被进行了调查，以评估访谈中提到的有用木本植物在不同开采率地区的丰富度和分布情况。保护优先级指数也被用来对每个被使用的木本植物的保护价值进行排序。举报人引用的98种植物被植物学鉴定。最相关的一般类别是食用植物(45种)，其次是手工艺植物(38种)和家养植物(37种)。在植被地块观察到的54种木本植物中，52%的物种在采访中被引用为有用的。26种木本植物在“天然的”Miombo地区被发现，而在“退化的”物种中没有：其中46%在采访中被引用(58%在食品类别，50%在手工艺类别，25%在家庭类别，8%在渔业类别)。保护排序结果表明，研究区有7种木本植物值得优先保护。这项研究表明，被调查的社区在食物、木柴/木炭和建筑材料等日常生活需求方面严重依赖当地森林产品。然而，过度开发和破坏性收集似乎威胁到了所使用的一些木本物种的生存。建议采取一种可持续的办法，包括让当地社区参与木本植物的管理。
Miombo woodlands play an important role in the livelihood of people living in sub-equatorial African countries, contributing to satisfy basic human needs such as food, medicine, fuelwood and building materials. However, over-exploitation of plant resources and unsustainable harvest practices can potentially degrade forests. The aim of this study was to document the use of Miombo plant products, other than medicinal plants, in local communities, within a wider framework in which we discussed possible links between traditional uses and conservation status of the used species and of the whole Miombo environment. Fieldwork took place in four communities of Muda-Serração, central Mozambique. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 52 informants about their knowledge, use and harvesting practices of useful plants. A survey on local Miombo vegetation was also carried out in order to assess abundance and distribution of useful woody plants cited in the interviews in areas exposed to different exploitation rates. A Conservation Priority index was also applied to rank conservation values of each used woody species. Ninety-eight plants cited by the informants were botanically identified. The most relevant general category was represented by food plants (45 species), followed by handicraft plants (38 species) and domestic plants (37 species). Among the 54 woody species observed in vegetation plots, 52% were cited as useful in the interviews. Twenty-six woody species found in ‘natural’ Miombo areas were not found in ‘degraded’ ones: of these, 46% were cited in the interviews (58% in the food category, 50% in the handicraft category, 25% in the domestic category and 8% in the fishing category). Results of conservation ranking showed that 7 woody species deserve conservation priority in the investigated area. This study shows that the communities investigated rely heavily on local forest products for their daily subsistence requirements in food, firewood/charcoal and building materials. However, over-exploitation and destructive collection seem to threaten the survival of some of the woody species used. A sustainable approach including the involvement of local communities in the management of woody species is recommended.
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