Population Structure and Regeneration Status of Trees Used in Making Wooden Mortar and Pestle in the Takamanda Rainforest South West Region, Cameroon

Ndah, Njoh Roland; Chia, Eugene Loh; Fonyikeh-Bomboh, Lucha Celestine; Yengo, Tata

doi:10.9734/ijpss/2014/10367

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“…This could be due to the fact that those that were married had an urge in NTFPs production and marketing as compared to those that were singled. This finding is in agreement with [35], who reported that both married and unmarried are involved in the collection of NTFPs as noticed in snail searching in the night were family took up torch lights in search for snails.…”

Section: Socio Demographic Characteristics Of Ntfps Respondentssupporting

confidence: 92%

Status, Challenges and Mitigation Strategies of Production of Non Timber Forest Products in Mundemba Municipality, Southwest Region Cameroon

Ndah

Taku²,

Lucha³

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Land clearing for plantation and settlement establishment has been a prominent driving force for forest ecosystem destruction. This study aimed at evaluating the status, challenges and mitigation strategies of the selected NTFPs produced and Mark¹eted in the study site. This study was carried out in the municipality of Mundemba South West Region Cameroon. Data were collected with the used of open and close ended questionnaires, key informants interviews and field observations. The questionnaires were divided into IV sections. Section I socio-demographic characteristics, section II on the status of the different NTFPs produced and marketed section III on the challenges and section IV on mitigation strategies. Data were subjected to descriptive analyses and were treated using statistical software program IBM SPSS statistics. Chi square Pearson test was used to determine the association. Results showed that 59.00 percent were men while 41.00 percent were women. Based on the IUCN red list categories, 6 of the NTFPs were noticed as least concerned, 4 of the NTFP species are near threatened, while none of the species were noticed to be extinct. The main challenge for production was limited land with 51.00 percent while the least challenge of limited knowledge for production was noticed to 2% and was not significantly different(x2cal = 0.593, x2 table value=0.917). The main challenge for marketing was reported as insecurity with 39 % while the least was failure of buyers to keep to time with 8.00 percent and was significantly different (X2cal= 1.052,x2 table value =0.958). The government strategies for mitigating challenges of production and marketing (x2cal =2.988, x2cal =0.224) was significantly different. The major mitigation of road construction had a percentage of 83.00 percent, while the least noticed for mitigations production and marketing was provision of farm inputs with a percentage of 6 %. Therefore, proper management will definitely lead to improve production and marketing of NTFPs.

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Section: Socio Demographic Characteristics Of Ntfps Respondentssupporting

confidence: 92%

Status, Challenges and Mitigation Strategies of Production of Non Timber Forest Products in Mundemba Municipality, Southwest Region Cameroon

Ndah

Taku²,

Lucha³

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“…Such medicinal plant species diversity depicts the contribution of medicinal plants as well as the traditional health knowledge held by the Mbo ethnic group in assisting the primary health care needs of the people of Nlonako. Similar indigenous ethnomedicinal knowledge were reported in different other parts of Cameroon, including the 30 medicinal plant species from Lewoh-lebang village in the South West region (Fonge et al, 2012) [27] , 39 medicinal plant species among communities of Takamanda in the South West region (Ndah et al, 2013) [66] . The similar number of medicinal plants may be due to the fact that, Mount Nlonako is in the same montane forest ecological zone.…”

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“…This is so because in a large family, there is easy transfer of knowledge of plant used for traditional medicine since they live in the same home. [21,27,66,67] . The average level of education amongst farmers enables them to solve intricacies or difficulties related to production (agriculture).…”

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Socio-economic and ethnobotanic characteristics of Plant use in Mount Nlonako, Cameroon

Mathaus,

Ndumbe,

Borel

et al. 2023

J. Med. Plants Stud.

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This study aimed to investigate the socio-economic characteristics of plant users in the biodiverse Mount Nlonako forest community in the Littoral region of Cameroon. The study evaluated the socio-cultural and economic characteristics of villagers; identified the different plant resources exploited in and around the forest particularly their medicinal use and the mode of exploitation, preparation and administration and user's knowledge of these plants. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to 100 people from two purposively selected villages representing 30% of the estimated village population in the study area. The socio-economic characteristics of respondents, the methods of preparation, and methods of harvesting and route of administration of medicinal plants were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Pearson correlation tests were conducted to determine relationships between socio-economic and ethnobotanic variables. The majority of respondents was farmers, married to one or more wives and had some secondary education with an average annual income of less than 100, 000 FCFA. The wide use of medicinal plants, high value attributed to them, informant consensus factor and fidelity level could validate the effectiveness and efficacy of the ethno-botanical practices of the Mount Nlonako communities. 33 plant species were identified belonging to 22 families used to cure 28 diseases. Asteraceae was the most dominant family. Leaves and decoctions taken orally were the plant part and method most used for medicinal preparation and use. 14 species were used as fuel wood, ten for fencing, 15 for timber, 6 for cultural activities and 22 forest products used as food. The collected data may help to avoid the loss of traditional knowledge on the use of medicinal plants in this area. The findings of this study serve as baseline for future ethnobotanic, socio-economic, pharmacological and phytochemical studies of medicinal plants in humid Central African montane forest.

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“…The knowledge on the floristic compositions of plant community is a prerequisite to understand the overall structure and functioning of an ecosystem. However, regular human interventions like overgrazing, timber exploitation, non-timber forest products collection (NTFPS) and encroachments of forest areas (settlement, agriculture) are among the key regulatory factors controlling the distribution of plant species [19]. Furthermore, altitude is also one of the most important factors which determine the distribution of tree species due to its direct effect on the microclimatic conditions of the habitat [20].…”

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Stand Structure, Regeneration Status and Distribution Patterns of Six Important Tree Species along Altitudinal Gradients at the Kilum-Ijim Forest Reserve, Cameroon

Nworo

Ndah

Andrew

2020

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Tropical montane forests are considered to be one of the most species diverse ecosystems. These areas pose specific edaphic and environmental characteristics which enable these areas to harbour wide varieties of organisms. Some of these organisms are threatened and others are endemic to the area. The quest for food and other resources has resulted to indiscriminate exploitation of these montane forest. This study aimed to investigate the stand structure, distribution patterns and regeneration status of six tree species (Nuxia congesta, Pittosporum mannii, Podocarpu slatifolius, Prunus africana, Schefflera abyssinica and Syzygium guineense) along altitudinal gradients in the Kilum-Ijim Forest Reserve, Cameroon. A total of six study plots of one hectare (100 x100 m) each were laid across a 120 m elevation gradient. Two plots were established at each altitudinal gradient with elevations 2377 m, 2437 m and 2497 m. Measurements were taken for tree height, diameter at breast height (DBH 1.3 m) for the tree and poles. The digital Vernier callipers were used to measure collar diameters of seedlings and saplings. The highest tree density of 385 stems/ha was recorded for N. congesta at altitude 2497 m while the least was 20 stems/ha for S. abyssinica at altitude 2377m. The highest seedling density was 1563 stems/ha recorded for P. mannii at altitude 2377m and the least was noted for S. abyssinica at all the three altitudinal gradients. Nuxia congesta had the highest basal area of 8809.23m2/ha at altitude 2437 m and the least of 74.82m2/ha for P. latifolius at altitude 2437 m. The highest IVI occurred in N. congesta (131.91) was recorded at altitude 2377 m and the least (24.91) occurred in P. latifolius at altitude 2437 m. The spatial distributions of studied tree species were generally clumped and irregular. The regenerations of species were generally poor, though fair regenerations were noticed for N. congesta and P. mannii. The results showed that the six tree species were highly disturbed by anthropogenic activities. It is therefore imperative to develop and implement effective conservation measures to sustain the biodiversity of this reserve.

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Population Structure and Regeneration Status of Trees Used in Making Wooden Mortar and Pestle in the Takamanda Rainforest South West Region, Cameroon

Cited by 5 publications

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Status, Challenges and Mitigation Strategies of Production of Non Timber Forest Products in Mundemba Municipality, Southwest Region Cameroon

Status, Challenges and Mitigation Strategies of Production of Non Timber Forest Products in Mundemba Municipality, Southwest Region Cameroon

Socio-economic and ethnobotanic characteristics of Plant use in Mount Nlonako, Cameroon

Stand Structure, Regeneration Status and Distribution Patterns of Six Important Tree Species along Altitudinal Gradients at the Kilum-Ijim Forest Reserve, Cameroon

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