Plant Virtues Are in the Eyes of the Beholders: A Comparison of Known Palm Uses Among Indigenous and Folk Communities of Southwestern Amazonia

Campos, Marina T.; Ehringhaus, Christiane

doi:10.1663/0013-0001(2003)057[0324:pvaite]2.0.co;2

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“…Our results related to ethnicity indicate that in some regions the indigenous population has more knowledge in some categories, especially those closely linked with cultural use of forest resources, like Medicinal and veterinary and Human food, as reported in other studies (Ladio 2001, Campos and Ehringhaus 2003, Balslev et al 2010. In other cases, however, the TK of mestizos was equal to, or even greater than, that of the indigenous population.…”

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“…The association between migration status and knowledge was significant only in the Amazon, which could reflect a longer tradition of palm use in this ecoregion (Campos and Ehringhaus 2003) but also a greater reliance on oral traditions for cultural transmission. Additionally, migration of informants into communities of a different ethnicity in the same ecoregion could give them access to additional knowledge through new worldviews and different cultural uses of palms.…”

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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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“…Forline (2000) também menciona o consumo do leite de babaçu (A. speciosa) entre os índios Guajá, preparado a partir das suas amêndoas em que estas são misturadas com água. O consumo dos frutos crus, cozidos ou processados para obter óleo ou farinha foi observado em comunidades de ribeirinhos e seringueiros no sudoeste da Amazônia (Campos & Eringhaus 2003).…”

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Conhecimento e usos do babaçu (Attalea speciosa Mart. e Attalea eichleri (Drude) A. J. Hend.) entre os Mebêngôkre-Kayapó da Terra Indígena Las Casas, estado do Pará, Brasil

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“…The choices of resources for certain purposes depend on cultural preferences, variety characteristics and abundance of the resource, the specific mechanisms of use, and the access to alternative resources and materials that could replace that resource (Campos & Ehringhaus 2003). In Burkina Faso, the rate of population growth is steadily increasing (1.8% in 1960 vs. 3.4% in 2006) (INSD 2009).…”

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Use of Ecosystem Services of Sarcocephalus latifolius (Sm.) E.A.Bruce and Induced Effect of Human Pressure on the Species in the Southwestern Region of Burkina Faso

Kaboré

Hien

Ouédraogo

et al. 2014

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People depend heavily on natural resources for their daily living. In the Sudanian zone of Africa characterized by high population growth and poverty incidence, there is a growing pressure on high value species such as Sarcocephalus latifolius (Sm.) E.A.Bruce. The objectives of this study were to evaluate its diverse uses and to highlight some practices which could affect its survival. The work was conducted in the southwestern region of Burkina Faso with a sample of 360 respondents. Data were analyzed using three indexes. The results show that S. latifolius is used for 80 use-types belonging to seven use categories. The use of roots to treat stomachaches has a consensus value for use-types of 0.357 and is the most important use of the species in medicine. The fact that roots are the most often used plant part constitutes an aggravating factor for the survival of this species in the semi-arid context.

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Plant Virtues Are in the Eyes of the Beholders: A Comparison of Known Palm Uses Among Indigenous and Folk Communities of Southwestern Amazonia

Cited by 82 publications

References 6 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

Conhecimento e usos do babaçu (Attalea speciosa Mart. e Attalea eichleri (Drude) A. J. Hend.) entre os Mebêngôkre-Kayapó da Terra Indígena Las Casas, estado do Pará, Brasil

Use of Ecosystem Services of Sarcocephalus latifolius (Sm.) E.A.Bruce and Induced Effect of Human Pressure on the Species in the Southwestern Region of Burkina Faso

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