Ecological Knowledge of indigenous plants among the Marakwet Community (Embobut Basin), Elgeyo Marakwet County (Kenya)
Ecological Knowledge of indigenous plants among the Marakwet Community (Embobut Basin), Elgeyo Marakwet County (Kenya)
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DOI：
10.32859/era.20.1.1-16
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2020-06
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通讯作者：
B. Wanjohi;E. Njenga;V. Sudoi;W. Kipkore;H. Moore;M. Davies
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作者：
B. Wanjohi;E. Njenga;V. Sudoi;W. Kipkore;H. Moore;M. Davies
背景：土著植物的可持续利用和保护需要有关土著生态知识的信息。这项研究评估了国际生态学在肯尼亚Embobut盆地Marakwet社区的植物物种鉴定、土著非药用植物的使用和管理方面的作用，该社区拥有丰富的此类知识。研究方法：这项研究的植物库存是通过采访来自Marakwet社区的七位老人完成的，他们被认为有巨大的IEK。同样的知识也评估了116个当地社区成员使用基于清单的问卷调查。结果如下：有48种土著植物被长者登记，其中4种植物（8.3%）为同一种植物有3个土著名称，9种植物（18.75%）为同一种植物有两个名称。植物种的名称单一且一致的占66.67%。种间平均鉴别指数仅为47.7%。高达58.3%的当地社区成员识别了至少50%以上的植物物种，而41.7%的人能够识别50%以下的植物物种。结论：这项研究表明，在肯尼亚的Marakwets社区IEK的损失。研究结果可用于制定特定文化的可持续利用和保护策略，以保护对农村社区具有文化价值的土著植物。这可能成为可持续民族植物学和环境管理的植物资源共同管理的第一个战略。
Background: Sustainable utilization and conservation of indigenous plants requires information on the Indigenous Ecological Knowledge (IEK). This study assessed IEK on plant species identification, use and management of indigenous non-medicinal plants among the Marakwet Community in Embobut Basin in Kenya, which has a wealth of such knowledge. Methods: Plant inventories for this study were done through interviews with seven elders from the Marakwet Community who are considered to have immense IEK. The same knowledge was also evaluated among 116 local community members using checklist-based questionnaires. Results: There were 48 indigenous plant species inventoried by elders, where 4 plants (8.3%) had up to 3 indigenous names for the same plant while nine plant species (18.75%) had two names for the same plant among elders. The number of plant species that had a single and consensus name among the elders were 66.67%%. The average identification index of the species among the local was only 47.7%. Up to 58.3% of the local community members identified at least over 50% of the plant species, while 41.7% were able to identify below 50%. Conclusions: This study demonstrates loss of IEK in the Marakwets Community of Kenya. The results of the study could be used to develop culture specific sustainable utilization and conservation strategies to preserve indigenous plants of cultural value to the rural communities. This may form the first strategy in co-management of plant resources for sustainable ethnobotanical and environmental management.