Market Economy and the Loss of Folk Knowledge of Plant Uses: Estimates from the Tsimane’ of the Bolivian Amazon

Reyes‐García, Victoria; Vadez, Vincent; Byron, Elizabeth; Apaza, Lilian; Leonard, William R.; Pérez, Eddy; Wilkie, David

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“…Factors such as gender, age, ethnicity, birthplace, and level of education have been identified as important on an individual level (Luoga et al 2000, Byg 2004, Byg and Balslev 2006, Paniagua Zambrana et al 2007). Family size, integration into the market economy (e.g., sale of animals and agricultural products), or amount of material goods at the family level (e.g., possessions of farm animals, tools, and transport) have been linked to the household level (Byg and Balslev 2001, Reyes-García et al 2005. Access to commercial centers and to health, education, electricity, or water, as well as land tenure systems and settlement history, have shown a greater relevance at the community level (Takasaki et al 2001, Vandebroek 2010.…”

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The influence of socioeconomic factors on traditional knowledge: a cross scale comparison of palm use in northwestern South America

Zambrana¹,

Cámara‐Leret²,

Bussmann³

et al. 2014

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ABSTRACT. We explored the power of 14 socioeconomic factors for predicting differences in traditional knowledge about palms (Arecaceae) at the personal, household, and regional levels in 25 locations in the Amazon, Andes, and Chocó of northwestern South America. Using semistructured interviews, we gathered data on palm uses from 2050 informants in 53 communities and four countries (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia ). We performed multilevel statistical analyses, which showed that the influence of each socioeconomic factor differed depending on whether the analysis was performed on the overall palm knowledge or on individual use categories. At the general palm knowledge level, gender was the only factor that had a significant association in all five subregions, and showed that men had more knowledge than women, and age had a positive significant association only in the lowlands. Most of the analyzed socioeconomic factors had a greater influence on the lowland ecoregions of the Amazon and Chocó, although there were mixed trends in these ecoregions. Our results show that there are no regional patterns in the predictive power of socioeconomic factors and that their influence on palm-use knowledge is highly localized. We can conclude that (1) conservation strategies of traditional knowledge of palm use in the region should be developed mainly at the local level, and (2) large-scale comparable ethnoecological studies are necessary to understand indigenous communities' livelihoods at different scales.

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The influence of socioeconomic factors on traditional knowledge: a cross scale comparison of palm use in northwestern South America

Zambrana¹,

Cámara‐Leret²,

Bussmann³

et al. 2014

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“…CCA is especially productive for ethnoecology because it enables researchers to determine what people know about their local environment and what factors shape agreement around ethnoecological knowledge. Key findings from this research reveal the influence of urbanization (Ross 2002, Reyes-García et al 2005 and market integration (Reyes-García et al 2007) on ethnobiological knowledge. Recent findings have also demonstrated the importance of epistemological orientations on ecological reasoning and conflicts (Bang et al 2007, Ross et al 2007).…”

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“…Given the strong human component in urban hydrology, decision makers must be aware of and responsive to urban residents' cultural knowledge, i.e., beliefs and perceptions, of water quality and water management because this affects political opinion (Niemcyznowicz 1999). Simultaneously, research suggests that ecological understanding among urbanites is often relatively poor (Cox 2005, McDaniel and Alley 2005, Reyes-García et al 2005, 2007, Gober 2006, Barthel 2008), but few studies have focused on water specifically.…”

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Urban Ethnohydrology: Cultural Knowledge of Water Quality and Water Management in a Desert City

Gartin¹,

Crona²,

Wutich³

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“…New trends in nutrition and the rising popularity of functional foods led to a regain of interest for these species and documentation of their utilization (Łuczaj et al 2012;Romojaro et al 2013). Some studies reported a decrease in the knowledge and consumption of wild edible plants associated with modernization of communities' lifestyles (Menendez-Baceta et al 2017) and urbanization (Leal et al 2018;Reyes-García et al 2005). Among the Ati Negrito community in the Philippines, knowledge and use of wild edible plants was positively correlated with age, past experience of hunger, and household size but negatively affected by education and access to media and social services (Ong and Kim 2017).…”

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Drivers of Management of Spider Plant (Gynandropsis gynandra) Across Different Socio-linguistic Groups in Benin and Togo

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We investigated the relationships between the cultural importance of spider plant (Gynandropsis gynandra), a neglected leafy vegetable in West Africa, and the different management regimes of the species among six socio-linguistic groups in Benin and one in Togo. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 428 respondents. Cultural significance and management indices were used to quantify the importance of the species for each respondent. In addition to food uses, G. gynandra was used to cure 42 different diseases. A regression tree analysis revealed that the cultural importance and level of management of the species were strongly associated with ethnicity, gender, and to a lesser extent to age, education, income, and land tenure. Socio-linguistic groups with similar cultural background had convergent perceptions of the cultural importance of the species and described similar management practices. An analysis of farmers' willingness to change their current management practices revealed that migration, market opportunities, and external intervention might significantly affect future management decision-making processes. We discuss community-oriented approaches to upscale the species cultivation in the region. Our study highlights how cultural importance influences current and future management intensity and illustrates how ethnobotanical research can guide research for development strategies to enact positive changes in communities' management of traditional leafy vegetables.Nous avons étudié les relations entre l'importance culturelle du Caya blanc (Gynandropsis gynandra), un légume-feuille négligé en Afrique de l'Ouest, et les différents régimes de gestion de l'espèce au sein de six groupes socio-linguistiques au Bénin et un au Togo. Des entretiens semi-structurés ont été menés auprès de 428 informants. Des indices d'importance culturelle et de gestion ont été utilisés pour quantifier l'importance de l'espèce pour chaque informant. En plus des utilisations alimentaires, G. gynandra a été utilisé pour soigner 42 maladies différentes. Une analyse par arbre de régression a révélé que l'importance culturelle de l'espèce était fortement associée à l'ethnicité et au genre, et dans une moindre mesure à l'âge, l'instruction, le niveau de revenu et le mode de faire-valoir de la terre. Les groupes sociolinguistiques culturellement proches ont eu des perceptions convergentes de l'importance culturelle de l'espèce et décrit des pratiques de gestion similaires. Une analyse de la volonté des agriculteurs de modifier leurs pratiques de gestion actuelles a montré que la migration, les opportunités de marché et l'intervention extérieure pourraient affecter les futurs processus décisionnels de gestion. Nous avons discuté des approches axées sur la communauté pour améliorer la production de l'espèce dans la région. La présente étude souligne comment l'importance culturelle influence l'intensité de la gestion actuelle et future et illustre comment la recherche ethnobotanique peut guider les stratégies de recherche pour le dévelo...

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Market Economy and the Loss of Folk Knowledge of Plant Uses: Estimates from the Tsimane’ of the Bolivian Amazon

Cited by 144 publications

References 11 publications

The influence of socioeconomic factors on traditional knowledge: a cross scale comparison of palm use in northwestern South America

The influence of socioeconomic factors on traditional knowledge: a cross scale comparison of palm use in northwestern South America

Urban Ethnohydrology: Cultural Knowledge of Water Quality and Water Management in a Desert City

Drivers of Management of Spider Plant (Gynandropsis gynandra) Across Different Socio-linguistic Groups in Benin and Togo

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