Application of traditional knowledge in forest management: Ethnobotanical indicators of sustainable forest use |
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Authors: | Shengji Pei Guoxue Zhang Huyin Huai |
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Institution: | 1. Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204, China;2. Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China;3. College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China |
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Abstract: | Forest management has been usefully defined in terms of production, utilization and distribution of products, and the institutional or organizational arrangements by which they are carried out. Both technical and social aspects of forest management are treated as parts of a single system. Traditional knowledge of the use and management of forests still has a vital role to play in forest management today. This is because traditional practices are believed to be often favourable towards conservation and sustainable use. It is therefore valuable to establish a framework to evaluate the contribution of traditional knowledge to forest management today. Accordingly, a framework, based on ethnobotanical information, is proposed in this paper, with quantitative and qualitative indicators suggested for different variables relating to traditional knowledge. The discussion is based on ethnobotanical case studies from Yunnan and other provinces of China in which we have been working. |
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Keywords: | Yunnan-China Non-timber forest products Medicinal plants Traditional use Homegarden Conservation MPCAs |
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