Participatory ethnobotany and conservation: a methodological case study conducted with quilombola communities in Brazil's Atlantic Forest
Autor: | Silvestre Braga, Glyn Mara Figueira, Bruno Esteves Conde, Sonia Aragaki, Viviane Stern da Fonseca-Kruel, Eduardo Hortal Pereira Barretto, Sumiko Honda, Tamara Ticktin, Fernando Cassas, Eliana Rodrigues, Priscila Baptistella Yazbek, Maria Alice dos Santos, Crenilda da Cruz, Thamara Sauini, Luiz Felipe Domingues Passero, Priscila Matta, Maria Angelica Silva Gomes, R. Garcia, Ginacil dos Santos |
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Přispěvatelé: | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Associacąõ dos Remanescentes de Quilombo do Cambury, Secretaria Municipal do Verde e do Meio Ambiente, Associacąõ da Comunidade dos Remanescentes de Quilombo da Fazenda, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Instituto de Botânica (IBt), Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, University of Hawai'i at Manoa |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Cultural Studies Male Ethnoscience Community-Based Participatory Research Conservation of Natural Resources Participatory research Health (social science) Ethnobotany Participatory action research Context (language use) Conservation Forests 01 natural sciences Maroon lcsh:Botany Ethnicity Humans Participatory management Project management Environmental planning business.industry Research Endangered Species lcsh:Other systems of medicine Biodiversity lcsh:RZ201-999 Biodiversity hotspot 0104 chemical sciences Local community lcsh:QK1-989 010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry Geography Complementary and alternative medicine Female Atlantic forest General Agricultural and Biological Sciences business Brazil 010606 plant biology & botany |
Zdroj: | Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2020) Scopus Repositório Institucional da UNESP Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) instacron:UNESP |
ISSN: | 1746-4269 |
Popis: | Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T01:11:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-01-13 Background: Although multiple studies advocate the advantages of participatory research approaches for ethnoscience, few provide solid contributions from case studies that involve residents in all of the project phases. We present a case study of a participatory approach whose aim is to register ethnobotanical knowledge on the use of plants in two quilombola communities (maroon communities), an important biodiversity hotspot in the Atlantic Forest, Southeast Brazil. Our aim is to provide tools that will empower decision-making related to sustainable use and management among residents. Methods: In phase I, the objectives and activities were defined in meetings with residents to carry out ethnobotanical surveys between two quilombola communities-the Quilombo da Fazenda (QF) and Quilombo do Cambury (QC). In phase II, we offered community partners training courses on how to collect plants and ethnobotanical data. In coordination with the university team and using ethnobotanical methods, community partners interviewed specialists on plants and their uses. In phase III, using the participatory mapping method, residents indicated plot locations and collected plants to calculate the Conservation Priority Index for native species recorded in phase II. Results: In 178 days of fieldwork, two community partners from the QF and three from the QC selected 8 and 11 respondents who reported 175 and 195 plant species, respectively, corresponding to 9 ethnobotanical categories. Based on requests from the local community, booklets and videos with these data were collaboratively produced. A large percentage of species were found to be of great conservation priority-82.1% in the QC and 62.5% in the QF. Virola bicuhyba, Cedrela fissilis, Plinia edulis, and Tabebuia cassinoides are the species most at risk and will be the focus of phase IV, when a participatory management plan will be carried out. Additionally, we present both challenges and opportunities with the hope that others can learn from our successes and failures. Conclusions: Our experience shows that it is possible to train community members who wish to document their knowledge to support the process of ensuring that local knowledge is highly regarded, further ensuring its perpetuation. In this context, the project may be of great interest to development programs in promoting community-based management strategies for useful plants. Center for Ethnobotanical and Ethnopharmacological Studies (CEE) Department of Environmental Sciences Universidade Federal de Saõ Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Professor Artur Riedel, 275 Associacąõ dos Remanescentes de Quilombo do Cambury Herbário Municipal (PMSP) Secretaria Municipal do Verde e do Meio Ambiente Associacąõ da Comunidade dos Remanescentes de Quilombo da Fazenda Centro Pluridisciplinar de Pesquisas Químicas Biológicas e Agrícolas [CPQBA] UNICAMP Institute of Biosciences Saõ Paulo State University (UNESP) Amerindian Studies Center Universidade de Saõ Paulo CEstA-USP Instituto de Botânica (IBt) Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro Department of Botany University of Hawai'i at Manoa Institute of Biosciences Saõ Paulo State University (UNESP) |
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