Bark Harvesting for Traditional Medicine: From Illegal Resource Degradation to Participatory Management

摘要: Efforts to supplement income for daily livelihood needs have resulted in illegal bark harvesting traditional medicine from natural forests South Africa. In the process, genetic resources and forest composition structure been severely degraded. A study was initiated 2000 address ecological problems, social cultural needs, economic benefits, a legal framework institutional structures associated with an integrated way. Opportunities, constraints critical issues were identified reviewing available information evaluating requirements technology, skills, management practices partners along value chain. Studies conducted on resource development of alternative resolve short term, mainly through adaptive research. harvesters' association formed agreements negotiated between Forestry Department association....