The Root of Sustainability: Investigating the relationship between medicinal plant conservation and surface mining in Appalachia

Turner, Jessica B.

doi:10.33915/etd.6839

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“…My research participants, for example, describe how their fathers and grandparents used to harvest ginseng in the summer, on private land without permission, and on prohibited public land, all illegal practices that are corroborated by others' research (e.g. Pokladnik 2008;Turner 2015). Furthermore, while it is certainly true that ginseng has some entanglement with the Appalachian drug epidemic now, it is also true that ginseng digging is increasingly criminalized.…”

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The knotty politics of ginseng conservation and management in Appalachia

Law

2022

Journal of Political Ecology

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American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) is a long-lived understory species in Appalachian forests and the most valuable medicinal plant in North America. Indeed, "digging" for ginseng roots is an important livelihood strategy throughout Appalachia. Increasingly, however, concern for ginseng populations is escalating, and state and federal policies have introduced new harvesting restrictions, as well as new law enforcement efforts that target ginseng diggers. Here I am interested in troubling the high-profile narrative that ginseng populations are crashing due to the unscrupulous practices of Appalachian diggers. I draw on ecological research, historical documents, and my own ethnographic fieldwork to argue that we need a fuller understanding of both ginseng population demographics and the potential causes for ginseng decline before we embrace a narrative that disenfranchises those who depend on and, in many cases, have helped steward this enigmatic plant. This research speaks to growing tensions between rural livelihoods and conservation efforts worldwide.

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Section: A Ginseng Counternarrativementioning

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The knotty politics of ginseng conservation and management in Appalachia

Law

2022

Journal of Political Ecology

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“…Forests also provide the habitat for non‐timber forest products (NTFP) that can provide valuable resources to a local community (Turner, ). Some examples of NTFP include American ginseng ( Panax quinquefolius L.), maple syrup (derived from Acer spp.)…”

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“…and nuts (from trees like the European Chestnut, Castanea sativa Mill. ; Poe, McLain, Emery, & Hurley, ; Turner, ). Traditionally NTFP are associated with a rural environment, yet urban NTFP can provide additional financial, food, and medicinal security to people living in cities (Kaoma & Shackleton, ; McLain, Hurley, Emery, & Poe, ; McLain, Poe, Hurley, Lecompte‐Mastenbrook, & Emery, ; Poe et al, ).…”

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“…Forests also provide the habitat for non-timber forest products (NTFP) that can provide valuable resources to a local community (Turner, 2015). Finally, wood is an important source of material and energy for much of the world.…”

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“…and nuts (from trees like the European Chestnut, Castanea sativa Mill. ; Poe, McLain, Emery,Turner, 2015). Traditionally NTFP are associated with a rural environment, yet urban NTFP can provide additional financial, food, and medicinal security to people…”

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The Root of Sustainability: Investigating the relationship between medicinal plant conservation and surface mining in Appalachia

Abstract: Dissertation submitted to the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in! Biology

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The knotty politics of ginseng conservation and management in Appalachia

The knotty politics of ginseng conservation and management in Appalachia

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Human resources for forestry in Kazakhstan: Current status, potential and problems

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